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The Road to Sampo
The Road to Sampo

The Road to Sampo

Genres

Drama

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Passing through a jail and a construction site, a young laborer meets a middle-aged man returning to Sampo after ten years' absence. Together, they track down a young woman who ran away from the restaurant she was waitressing at, but instead of turning her in for a reward, the trio decide to go on an adventure together.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

23 May 1975

Country

South Korea

Cast

Baek Il-seob

Baek Il-seob

Roh Young-dal

Kim Jin-kyu

Kim Jin-kyu

Jeong

Moon Sook

Moon Sook

Baek-hwa

Kim Yong-hak

Kim Yong-hak

Kim Ki-beom

Kim Ki-beom

Sok In-soo

Sok In-soo

Sung Moung-sun

Sung Moung-sun

Jang In-han

Jang In-han

Choe Jae-ho

Choe Jae-ho

Ju Il-mong

Ju Il-mong

Kim Seung-nam

Kim Seung-nam

Park Yae-sook

Park Yae-sook

Chung Mi-kyung

Chung Mi-kyung

Ji Bang-yeol

Ji Bang-yeol

Noh Sa-kang

Noh Sa-kang

Yang Chun

Yang Chun

Im Seong-po

Im Seong-po

Kim Ji-young

Kim Ji-young

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