Tuition

A film based on the memoir of a 4th grade student who received the grand prize in a writing contest sponsored by Gyeongseong Daily. A boy, whose parents sell brass spoons on the street while his grandmother is sick in bed, never has money for his tuition. Fortunately, his aunt offers to pay for his tuition and his classmates raising funds for him. To top it all off, his parents return a few days later to promise him that they will pay for his tuition the next time.

1940

1h 20min

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Top Billed Cast

薄田研二
Mr. Tashiro
Chang-jo Jeong
Wu Yeong-dal
복혜숙
Grandmother
Han Kim
Father
문예봉
Mother
김신재
Dog Eun-gi
House owner
김일해
Postman
Choi Woon-bong
Ox cart driver
Li Dongsheng
Lee Byung-jun
Lee Ki-tae
Park Jae-myeong
Xu Jiong
Kim Kyung-hak
전택이

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