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Once Upon a Time(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-01-31
60%
31 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
Overview:
The film is a heist comedy set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and jazz singer who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities.
Languages: Korean.
Countries:
South Korea
ProductionCompanies: 
IM Pictures
Movie: Once Upon a Time
Top 9 Billed Cast
이보영
Kanemura
박용우
Kanemura
김수현
Yamada
성동일
Nightclub owner
김응수
Chief of State
안길강
Jang-cheon
조희봉
Hee-bong, the cook
임형준
김경민
Judge
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Overview
The film is a heist comedy set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and jazz singer who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities.
Release Date
2008-01-31
Average
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