Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

2008•1h 50m•6.1/10

AdventureActionComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.1/10(33)

The film is a heist comedy set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and jazz singer who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities.

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Production

IM Pictures, Mirovision

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lee Bo-young

Lee Bo-young

Kanemura

Park Yong-woo

Park Yong-woo

Kanemura

Kim Su-hyun

Kim Su-hyun

Yamada

Sung Dong-il

Sung Dong-il

Nightclub owner

Kim Eung-soo

Kim Eung-soo

Chief of State

An Kil-kang

An Kil-kang

Jang-cheon

Jo Hee-bong

Jo Hee-bong

Hee-bong, the cook

Lim Hyung-jun

Lim Hyung-jun

Kim Gyeong-min

Kim Gyeong-min

Judge

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