A Lonely Island in the Distant Sea

Sep 27, 2023

1h 56m

★ 5.0

Overview

Yoonchul is a sculptor, but he mostly makes living with an interior design job. He is divorced, and his daughter fails to fit into the school life and is considered a troublemaker, although she shows much talent in art, like her father. One day, Yoonchul meets an attractive woman, Youngji, and falls in love with her.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Yoon-chul

Park Jong-hwan

Ji-na / Domaeng

Lee Yeon

Young-ji

Kang Kyung-hun

Keumwoo

Park Hyun-suk

Kyung-soo

Jang Jun-whee

Yeon-hee

Chung Su-bin

Jae-hoon

Kang Gil-woo

Hye-young

Choi Hee-jin

Teacher

Lee Tae-kyung

Hyun-ji

Koo Ja-eun

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