29 Apr 2024
CHALLENGER 1157
In order to gain his freedom, a prisoner must best the ultimate tactician in the truest test of skill: a gauntlet of children's board games
The Recipe
A man on death-row wants to taste "doenjang jjigae" (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin's heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.
Top Billed Cast
이요원 Jang Hye-jin
류승룡 Choi Yoo-jin
유승목 Kim Deuk-goo
조성하 Park Min / Park Goo
이동욱 Kim Hyeon-soo
남정희 Grandmother
김세동 Volunteer
이용녀 Han Myung-sook
김정팔 Detective Kang
김지훈 Firefighter
Song Yo-sep Detective
전소현 Bean field lady
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