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Modern Boy

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Modern Boy

Oct 2, 2008

2h 1m

★ 6.8

What's Harder than Fighting Imperialism? Try Finding Lost Love.

Overview

During the Japanese occupation, a Korean modern boy, who wants to fit in with the Japanese, falls in love with a Korean freedom fighter.

Genres

War

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

CJ Entertainment

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Modern Boy Trailers

Cast

Park Hae-il

Lee Hae-myung

Park Hae-il

Kim Hye-soo

Cho Nan-sil

Kim Hye-soo

Kim Nam-gil

Hidaka Shinsuke

Kim Nam-gil

Kim Joon-bae

Baek Sang-heo

Kim Joon-bae

Kim Young-jae

Ogai

Kim Young-jae

Shin Gu

Hae-myung's Father

Shin Gu

Ju Seok-tae

Detective in a beret

Ju Seok-tae

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Yoko Ishida

Lim Seo-yeon

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Cheol-kwon

Hong Seung-jin

Hwang Sang-kyung

Mr. Lee

Hwang Sang-kyung

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Yukiko

Lee Seung-bi

Kim Kwang-kyu

Park Ka-song

Kim Kwang-kyu