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Yakiniku Dragon
Set in the 1970's in the Kansai region of Japan.. Yong-Gil is Korean, but he moved to Japan and settled down. He runs a small restaurant named Yakiniku Dragon. He is married and has three daughters: oldest daughter Jung-Hwa, middle daughter Yi-Hwa and youngest daughter Mi-Hwa. Oldest daughter Jung-Hwa is dating Tetsuo, but they break up. Middle daughter Yi-Hwa loves Tetsuo and marries him, but Tetsuo still loves her older sister and they divorce. Youngest daughter Mi-Hwa wants to become a singer, but she is in love with a married man.
Top Billed Cast
真木よう子 Jung Hwa (Shizuka)
井上真央 Yi Hwa (Rika)
大泉洋 Tetsuo
桜庭ななみ Mi Hwa (Mika)
大谷亮平 Hasegawa
Shinpei Ooe Tokio
宇野祥平 Oh Shin-Gil
根岸季衣 Mineko
이정은 Young-Soon
김상호 Yong-Gil
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