Movie: Does the American Moon Rise Over Itaewon ?

Top 7 Billed Cast

Choi Jin-young
최진영

Eugene

Cho Sang-gu
조상구

Gu San

Jeon Se-young
Jeon Se-young

Geum Ja

Jeong Hye-seon
정혜선

Kim Bu-seon
김부선

Lee Dae-geun
이대근

Kil Do-tae-rang
Kil Do-tae-rang

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    Yu Jin is a member of a gang in Itaewon district. He will do anything for money, even take a knife. The only person he cares about is his half brother Dol Ee. Shany and Geum Ja are dancers in clubs in Itaewon. They will sleep with anyone, even foreigners, for money. Shany and Geum Ja only have each other to lean on. Nam Ok and Jang Sook have their own fantasies about America and are obsessed by the American dream. Jang Po is an Itaewon mob boss who cruelly extorts money from the young people of Itaewon. These people fight each other with tragic consequences. Under the Itaewon sky, their suffering and tragic love continue.

  • Release Date

    1991-04-13

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    3

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    한국어/조선말
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