Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits (2014)
Overview
A life documentary of a woman who was shunned for being possessed by spirits as a girl, oppressed for following superstitions as an adult, how she grows to be a great shaman who embraces the pain of all people, and how she comes to be honored as a national treasure of Korea with her outstanding artistic talents throughout Korea's tumultuous history.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ko |
| Popularity | 2.765 |
Directed By
Park Chan-kyong
Crew
Lee Taek-hwan
Han Sun-hee
Hong Myeong-su
Kim Hyun-sang
Choi Cha-won
Park Chan-kyong
Kim Min-kyung
Woo Moon-gi
Baek Kyung-in
Woo Je-hyung
Kim Sang-woon
Park Chan-kyong
Jung Il-seo
Kim Keum-hwa
Kim Hyun-jung
Yoo Ji-sun
Um Yoon-zu
Jee Yune-jeong
Jo Seul-yeah
Lee Jeon-hyoung
Seo Yeong-jun
Bek Hyun-jin
Kim Su-hyeon
Jung Hoon
Kim Su-min
Lee Seon-yeong
Lee Tae-won
TOP CAST
Kim Keum-hwa
herself
Moon So-ri
Manshin (The middle-aged KIM Keum-hwa)
Ryu Hyun-kyung
New Manshin (17-year-old Kim Keum-hwa)
Kim Sae-ron
Neom-sae (Child Kim Keum-hwa)
Kim Sang-hyun
Narrator
Baek Su-ryeon
Maternal Grandmother
Kim Young-sun
Mother
Baek Ji-won
Sister
Kim Joong-ki
Chief secret agent
Lee Myung-haeng
Mr. Park (secret agent)
Kim Sae-byuk
Mr. Park's Wife
Ryu Hye-young
Mr. Park's Sister-in-law
Lee Sang-hee
Daughter-in-law
Jeon So-hyun
Missionary
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