The Road Called Life

Genres

Animation

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Korea's leading modern literature writers Kim Yu-jong, Lee Hyo-seok and Hyun Jin-geon revive literature with pictures. "Spring", about the youthful romance of the 20s, "A Lucky Day", about the terrible sadness of the 40s and "Buckwheat Flower" is about the lingering memories of the 60s.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

21 August 2014

Country

South Korea

Cast

Jang Gwang

Ryu Hyun-kyung

Nam Sang-il

Park Young-jae

Lee Jong-hyeok

Mi So-yun

Ki Yeong-do

Lee In-seong

Um Sang-hyun

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