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My Mother the Mermaid
My Mother the Mermaid

My Mother the Mermaid

The precious moments buried deep in the sea.

Genres

RomanceFantasy

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Na-young works at a post office and is sick and tired of being around her shamefully unyielding mother and her pushover father who's excessively nice. The only thing that she can look forward to is her trip abroad in a few days. But one day, her father leaves home without any notice. Her mother doesn't care what happens to him and doesn't care to look for him. Na-young has no choice but to give up her dream trip abroad and to search for her father instead. Once she arrives at her parents' hometown, Na-young is shocked to meet someone she'd never expect, even in her dreams.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

30 June 2004

Country

South Korea

Cast

Jeon Do-yeon

Jeon Do-yeon

Na-young / Young Yeon-soon

Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il

Jin-kook

Goh Doo-shim

Goh Doo-shim

Yeon-soon

Park Myung-shin

Park Myung-shin

Bathhouse Owner

Shin Dong-hwan

Shin Dong-hwan

New Postman

Kim Choo-wol

Kim Choo-wol

BBQ Restaurant Owner

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun

Do-hyeon

Yoon Ga-hyun

Yoon Ga-hyun

Diver 2

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Fruit Store Owner

Lee Han-wi

Lee Han-wi

Jo Young-ho

Min Bok-gi

Min Bok-gi

[Father at company]

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