Film

A Returned Man

1960 · 1h 40m · Drama

Park Nam-ho works at a Japanese pharmaceutical company and lives happily with his wife, Gyeong-hui, in a house filled with beautiful white roses. Not long after hearing the wonderful news that his wife is pregnant, Park Nam-ho is drafted into the war in the Pacific. Posted in the Gwandong army, he survives the battle, though his face is burned. Back home, Gyeong-hui receives a telegram stating that her husband is dead. When she gives birth to their son, Cheol-soo, she goes to live in Seoul. When Nam-woo comes back to the country, he doesn't go to his wife, but rather goes to live in his hometown. On his way home, he encounters a child whose mother is dead, and takes her in as his own daughter.

Choi Eun-hee

Gyeong-hui

Kim Jin-kyu

Park Nam-ho

Um Aing-ran

Pyeong-seok [Nam-ho's daughter]

Heo Chang-kang

Jung Do-yeong

Lee Bin-hwa

Yoon-hui

Nam Yang-il

Cheol-soo [Gyeong-hui's son]

Park Gyeong-ju

[Old Chinese man]

Han Eun-jin

[Aunt]

Kim Mi-seon

Miss Kim

Jeon Se-gwon

Il-hwan

Lee Gi-hong

Yeon Gu-won

Choi Sung

[Student]

Lee Seong-seop

[Student]

Yum Hea-sook

[Student]

Kim Jeong-ok

Mrs. Park [Do-yeong's wife]

• Kim Soo-yongDirector
• Shin Sang-okProducer

Release date

October 14, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

Korean

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama