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Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits
Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits

Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits

A great shaman who becomes one with the spirits

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DocumentaryDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

06 March 2014

Country

South Korea

Cast

Kim Keum-hwa

Kim Keum-hwa

herself

Moon So-ri

Moon So-ri

Manshin (The middle-aged KIM Keum-hwa)

Ryu Hyun-kyung

Ryu Hyun-kyung

New Manshin (17-year-old Kim Keum-hwa)

Kim Sae-ron

Kim Sae-ron

Neom-sae (Child Kim Keum-hwa)

Kim Sang-hyun

Kim Sang-hyun

Narrator

Baek Su-ryeon

Baek Su-ryeon

Maternal Grandmother

Kim Young-sun

Kim Young-sun

Mother

Baek Ji-won

Baek Ji-won

Sister

Kim Joong-ki

Kim Joong-ki

Chief secret agent

Lee Myung-haeng

Lee Myung-haeng

Mr. Park (secret agent)

Kim Sae-byuk

Kim Sae-byuk

Mr. Park's Wife

Ryu Hye-young

Ryu Hye-young

Mr. Park's Sister-in-law

Lee Sang-hee

Lee Sang-hee

Daughter-in-law

Jeon So-hyun

Jeon So-hyun

Missionary

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