The Shadowless Pagoda

Jan 31, 1957

1h 57m

★ 5.0

Overview

On the eighth of April of King Gyoeng-deok's 10th year of the reign of the Unified Silla Period, Guseulagi, a daughter of Yu Jong, joins the king's parade to Bulguksa Temple, where she meets a stonemason named Asadal from Buyeo. Having a crush on him, she visits Sakyamuni Pagoda, a masonic site; only to find that Asadal had broken down from exhaustion. While she takes care of him, her love for him grows. But Asadal misses his wife who is waiting for him in Buyeo. Meanwhile, Geum Seong who has a crush on Guseulagi, asks his father, Geum Ji, to propose on behalf of him. But Yu Jong is so dissatisfied with Geum Ji because he is a treacherous subject, that he turns down the proposal, instead of hurrying up his daughter's marriage with Gyeongsin, a faithful subject. Asanyeo who has been waiting for her husband Asadal in Buyeo goes to Bulguksa Temple after her father-in-law had died.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Seoul Films

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Cast

Guseulagi

Choi Eun-hee

Asadal

Gwak Geon

Asanyeo

Han Eun-jin

Paeng-gae

Kim Seung-ho

Bu-seok

Kang Kye-shik

Ison Yujong

Eok Song

Geum-seong

Jang Il-ho

Geum-ji

Chang Hoon

Gyeong-shin

No Neung-geol

Im Son

Kim Hak

Go Du-soe

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