Meet the In-Laws

Mar 31, 2011

1h 58m

★ 6.2

Overview

When cartoonist Hyun-joon falls in love with Da-hong, one of his fans, it sets up the archetypal battle between their two families, who are from rival regions. Hyun-joon comes from the politically liberal Honam region while Da-hong comes from the conservative Yeongnam region. When the two declare their intention to marry, they are confronted with a seemingly endless number of barriers that threaten their happiness.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

The Pictures with a View

Lotte Entertainment

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Cast

Jang Hyun-joon

Song Sae-byuk

Da-hong

Lee Si-young

Young-kwang

Baek Yoon-sik

Choon-ja

Kim Soo-mi

Se-dong

Kim Eung-soo

Dae-sik

Park Cheol-min

Jin-kyung

Park Hyo-ju

Young-ja

Kim Jung-nan

Young Lee Dae-ho

Yang Han-yeol

Manager Park Nam-jeong

Lee Young-beom

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