Jun 16, 1944
99 min
Full-HD

Dear Soldier (1944)

Two Korean conscripts undergo Imperial Japanese Army training, much to the pleasure of their families.

Category

War Drama

Country

South Korea

Companies

Chôsen eiga

Nam Seung-min

Yoshiki Hiramatsu

Kim Il-hae

Yoshiki's brother

Kim Yang-chun

Yoshiki's mother

Cheong-ja Hong

Yoshiki' sister

Ryeong Kim

Yoshiki's sister-in-law

Dog Eun-gi

Eiichi Yasumoto

Seo Wol-yeong

Eiichi's father

Jeon Ok

Eiichi's mother

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