Goryeojang (1963)

7.4/10 110 min Drama

Overview

Prior to the adoption of Confucianism, it was the tradition to abandon one's parents on a mountainside if they were over 70 years of age. In the ancient kingdom of Goryeo, now modern Korea, a nobleman defies this tradition when he refuses to leave his mother to starve to death.

Cast

Kim Jin-kyu

Gu-ryeong

Ju Jeung-nyeo

Widow

Kim Dong-won

Jin-seok

Lee Yea-chun

Park Chul

Park Am

Seok Geum-seong

Go Seon-ae

Dokgo Sung

Jo Seok-geun

Park Sang-ik

Matchmaker

Eok Song

Kyung-chul

Jeong Min

Ji Bang-yeol

Yim Woon-hak

Jeon Young-sun

Ra Jeong-ok

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