
Genealogy
Drama
Overview
During the Japanese occupation of South Korea, a Japanese bureaucrat is ordered to persuade an influential Korean patriarch into obeying the law of changing his Korean surname to a Japanese one.
Top Cast


Ju Seon-tae
Ju Seon-tae
Sol Jin-young
Ju Seon-tae
Sol Jin-young


Hah Myung-joong
Hah Myung-joong
Tani
Hah Myung-joong
Tani


Han Hye-suk
Han Hye-suk
Ok-sun
Han Hye-suk
Ok-sun


Choi Nam-hyun
Choi Nam-hyun
Choi Nam-hyun


Kim Shin-jae
Kim Shin-jae
Kim Shin-jae
Yoon Yang-ha
Yoon Yang-ha
Yoon Yang-ha
Ju Sang-ho
Ju Sang-ho
Ju Sang-ho


Kim Seok-hun
Kim Seok-hun
Kim Seok-hun


Dokgo Sung
Dokgo Sung
Dokgo Sung


Lee Hyang
Lee Hyang
Lee Hyang
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