Modern Boy

Modern Boy

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

2008•2h 1m•6.8/10

WarRomanceDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(4)

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

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Production

CJ Entertainment, Cinema Service

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il

Lee Hae-myung

Kim Hye-soo

Kim Hye-soo

Cho Nan-sil

Kim Nam-gil

Kim Nam-gil

Hidaka Shinsuke

Kim Joon-bae

Kim Joon-bae

Baek Sang-heo

Kim Young-jae

Kim Young-jae

Ogai

Shin Gu

Shin Gu

Hae-myung's Father

Ju Seok-tae

Ju Seok-tae

Detective in a beret

Lim Seo-yeon

Yoko Ishida

Hong Seung-jin

Cheol-kwon

Hwang Sang-kyung

Hwang Sang-kyung

Mr. Lee

Lee Seung-bi

Yukiko

Kim Kwang-kyu

Kim Kwang-kyu

Park Ka-song

Kwak Min-seok

Kwak Min-seok

Japanese Detective

Moon Won-ju

Moon Won-ju

Large Detective

Hong Sang-jin

Sang-gu

Mun Hyeok

Resistance

Kim Sun-bin

Kim Sun-bin

Resistance

Lee Kan-hee

Lee Kan-hee

Madame

Han Soo-yeon

Han Soo-yeon

Modern Girl

Shin Young-jin

Shin Young-jin

Dressmaking Shop Owner

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