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A Great Chinese Restaurant
A Great Chinese Restaurant

A Great Chinese Restaurant

Genres

Drama

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Han-kook starts to work as an apprentice chef at a Chinese restauraunt belonging to his father's friend, but rather than follow the painstaking process of preparing the food by hand, Han-kook begins to use pre-processed ingredients.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

24 April 1999

Country

South Korea

Cast

Kim Suk-hoon

Kim Suk-hoon

Yang Han-kook

Myung Se-bin

Myung Se-bin

Han Mi-rae

Shin Gu

Shin Gu

CEO Han

Jung Jun

Jung Jun

Pick Up

Dong Bang-woo

Dong Bang-woo

Chef

Jung Woong-in

Jung Woong-in

Instant Noodle

Kim Joong-ki

Kim Joong-ki

Chang-won

Kim Gyeong-beom

Kim Gyeong-beom

Chemist

Ki Joo-bong

Ki Joo-bong

Lee Dae-ro

Lee Dae-ro

Kim Jong-goo

Kim Jong-goo

Song Young-chang

Song Young-chang

Small Business President

Yoo Yeon-soo

Yoo Yeon-soo

Knife

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