31 Jan 2008
Once Upon a Time
The film is a heist comedy set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and jazz singer who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities.
Radio Dayz
In April 1933, Korea’s Japanese occupiers launched the country’s first radio station, JODK. It broadcasts propaganda so as to better brainwash the Korean people into becoming loyal Japanese citizens. In need of a Korean producer for a radio drama about the greatness of Japan’s Asian Empire, they appoint Lloyd Park, a young man who has only joined the radio station through his father’s connections.
Top Billed Cast
류승범 Lloyd Park
김사랑 Mari
이종혁 K
김뢰하 Noh Bong-al
오정세 Man-cheol
황보라 Myeong-wol
고아성 Sun-deok
김광식 [Political Party Member #1]
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