Five Hostesses for the Resistance (1973)
Overview
A patriot Park No-Hun is dispatched by Shanghai Provisional Government for Independence to assassinate members of the House of Council. In this situation Young-Kuk, brother of Hyeon-Ju who is a kisaeng of Myeong Wol Kwan, is jailed and Choi Chil-Yong, an inspector of Japanese Higher Police Department, is in agony of difficulties between Korea and Japan. Shin Yun-Il, a member of the council falls in love with a kisaeng whose name is Jeong-Mi. All of these are going their way under the influence of phases of the times such as carrying out colonial policies and each of them is linked complicatedly and causes troubles. After all their efforts concentrated on Independence of Korea, and Park No-Hun carried out his mission with help of 5 kisaengs of Myeong Wol Kwan. Finally he leaves for Shanghai with them.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ko |
| Popularity | 1.169 |
Directed By
Im Kwon-taek
Crew
Im Kwon-taek
In-jib Byeon
Chung Kwang-wong
Chung Jin-woo
Shin Bong-seung
Hae-jin Go
Youn Suk-Hoon
Youn Suk-Hoon
Park Young-sil
No In-taek
Hong Seong-ho
Jeon Jong-Kun
Choi Bong-ha
Lee Jae-woong
Hyeon Dong-chun
Choi Hyung-rai
Shim Jae-suk
Kang Won-myoung
Seong-chun Kim
Lee Min-bu
Pyeon Mu-hyeong
Ju Se-jin
TOP CAST
Park Nou-sik
Park No-hun
Shin Seong-il
Un-il
Ko Eun-a
Ji-hong
Tae Hyun-sil
Jeong-mi
Kim Ji-su
Hyeon-ju
Choi Chong-min
Guk-yeon
Sa Mi-ja
Mae-hwa
Yu Yeon-hui
Il-yeob
Dokgo Sung
Cheol-yong
Choi Nam-hyun
Chamui Shin
Chae Ryeong
Akiko
Hwang Baek
Governor
Park Ki-teak
Hyeon-guk
Choe Seong-ho
Saito
Nam Bang-un
Tanaka
Jeon Sook
Mrs. Kimura
Lim Yae-sim
Mrs. Nam
Nam Sung-hoon
Myeong-su
Lee Gi-yeong
Police Officer 1
Lee Woon-gyu
Susuki
Lim Hae-rim
High Official of Government General 1
Yun Il-ju
Yoshimura
Chu Bong
Mr. Kim
Park Jong-sel
Chinese
Lee Seok-ku
Driver
Jin Wang-hyeon
Police Officer 2
Lee Seong-il
Soldier 1
Kim Woo-seok
Soldier 2
Kim Ung
High Official of Government General 2
Choe Jae-ho
High Official of Government General 3
Jang In-han
High Official of Government General 4
Ji Gye-sun
Mrs. Jeong
Park Tae-hun
Governor's Underling
Park Yang-mi
Maid
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