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A Hometown in Heart
Genres
Drama
Overview
An orphan left in the care of a Buddhist temple becomes attached to a young widow who arrives there to mourn her recently deceased son.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
77 min
Release Date
1949-02-09
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
7.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Yu Min
Do-seong
Choi Eun-hee
Widow
Byeon Gi-jong
Chief Monk
Seok Geum-seong
Widow's Mother
Kim Sun-young
Jo Seong-mo
Choi Woon-bong
Hwang Seon-dal
Nam Seung-min
Temple Cook
Yeo Heon-yong
Temple Worker
Cha Geun-su
Jin-su
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