Modern Boy (2008)
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 billed cast
Park Hae-ilLee Hae-myung
Kim Hye-sooJo Nan-sil
Kim Nam-gilHidaka Shinsuke
Kim Joon-baeBaek Sang-heo
Kim Young-jaeOkai
Shin GuHae-myung's Father
Do Ji-wonIshida Yoko
Lee Kan-heeMadame
Ju Seok-taeDetective
Kim Ki-cheonBoarding House Owner
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