A Resistance (2019)
17-year-old Yu Gwan-Sun participates in the Korean independence movement. The country is under the rule of Japan, which annexed the country in 1910.
Top billed cast
Ko A-sungYu Gwan-sun
Kim Sae-byukKim Hyang-hwa
Kim Yae-eunKwon Ae-ra
Jeong Ha-damLee Ok-e
Ryu Kyung-sooNishida
Choi Moo-seongYu Jong-gwon
Kim Ah-songYoung Yu Gwan-sun
Jin Ho-eunMale Prisoner
Lee Young-sukManager
Kim Ji-seongLim Myeong-ae
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