
Modern Boy
War · Romance · Drama
Overview
During the Japanese occupation, a Korean modern boy, who wants to fit in with the Japanese, falls in love with a Korean freedom fighter.
Top Cast


Park Hae-il
Park Hae-il
Lee Hae-myung
Park Hae-il
Lee Hae-myung


Kim Hye-soo
Kim Hye-soo
Cho Nan-sil
Kim Hye-soo
Cho Nan-sil


Kim Nam-gil
Kim Nam-gil
Hidaka Shinsuke
Kim Nam-gil
Hidaka Shinsuke


Kim Joon-bae
Kim Joon-bae
Baek Sang-heo
Kim Joon-bae
Baek Sang-heo


Kim Young-jae
Kim Young-jae
Ogai
Kim Young-jae
Ogai


Shin Gu
Shin Gu
Hae-myung's Father
Shin Gu
Hae-myung's Father


Ju Seok-tae
Ju Seok-tae
Detective in a beret
Ju Seok-tae
Detective in a beret
Lim Seo-yeon
Lim Seo-yeon
Yoko Ishida
Lim Seo-yeon
Yoko Ishida
Hong Seung-jin
Hong Seung-jin
Cheol-kwon
Hong Seung-jin
Cheol-kwon


Hwang Sang-kyung
Hwang Sang-kyung
Mr. Lee
Hwang Sang-kyung
Mr. Lee
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