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Volunteer

Volunteer

1941•56m•5.5/10
Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.5/10(4)

A young man is anguished that Koreans cannot volunteer to join to Japanese Imperial Army.

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Production

Dong-a Export

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Choi Woon-bong

Choi Woon-bong

Chun-ho

Mun Ye-bong

Mun Ye-bong

Bun-ok

Kim Il-hae

Kim Il-hae

Chang-gi Park

Geum-ryong Lee

Geum-ryong Lee

Changsik Choi

Bok-jin Kim

Bok-jin Kim

Chun-ho's mother

Young-ok Kim

Young-ok Kim

Young-ae Park

Yim Woon-hak

Yim Woon-hak

Gujang

Baek-su Lee

postman

Changjin Kim

Deoksam Kim

Hwaso Pak

Deoksam's son

Lee Il-seon

Lee Il-seon

Prisoner

Poongho Ahn

Sharecropper

Seonhee Lee

Chun-ho's sister

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