Dear Soldier

1944•1h 39m

WarDrama

Two Korean conscripts undergo Imperial Japanese Army training, much to the pleasure of their families.

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Production

Chôsen eiga

Language

Status

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Release Date

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Cast

Nam Seung-min

Yoshiki Hiramatsu

Kim Il-hae

Yoshiki's brother

Yangchun Kim

Yoshiki's mother

Cheong-ja Hong

Yoshiki' sister

Ryeong Kim

Yoshiki's sister-in-law

Dog Eun-gi

Eiichi Yasumoto

Seo Wol-yeong

Eiichi's father

Jeon Ok

Eiichi's mother

Choi Woon-bong

Yohei Sonoda

Geum-ryong Lee

Neighbor

Kim Han

Neighbor

Geumhui Ma

Singer

Taek-won Jo

Dancer

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Singer

Yeongdu Kim

Hong-il Nam

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