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The Evergreen
The Evergreen

The Evergreen

Genres

Drama

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Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and modernization to farmers living in the rural area of their hometown. When they arrive, the pair immediately get to work, Dong-hyuk builds a village hall and starts aiding the farmers while Yeong-shin tries to gather the children to form a school. However, the villagers at first resent and resist the pair. It is not until one child, Ok-bun, takes the initiative and and learns to read under Yeong-shin’s care that the villages trust the pair and allow their children to be taken from the fields and taught reading, writing and math.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

142 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

20 September 1961

Country

South Korea

Cast

Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Chae Yeong-shin

Shin Young-kyun

Shin Young-kyun

Park Dong-hyuk

Heo Chang-kang

Heo Chang-kang

Geon-bae

Do Kum-bong

Do Kum-bong

Geon-bae's wife

Shin Seong-il

Shin Seong-il

Won-jae

Yoon Il-bong

Yoon Il-bong

Dong-hwa (Dong-hyuk's younger brother)

Park Seong-dae

Park Seong-dae

Gap-san

Han Eun-jin

Han Eun-jin

Won-jae's wife

Go Seon-ae

Go Seon-ae

Hyeon-kyung

Byeon Gi-jong

Byeon Gi-jong

Song Jang-ro

Park Chul-min

Park Chul-min

Han

Lee Jeong-ae

Lee Jeong-ae

Jeong Deuk-sun

Jeong Deuk-sun

Eok Swi-ne [Ok-bun's mother]

Lee Seong-seop

Lee Seong-seop

Jeong-deuk

Bang Seong-ja

Bang Seong-ja

Ok-hwa [Dong-hwa's wife]

Choi Sam

Choi Sam

Ki-chun

Seong So-min

Seong So-min

Mayor

Jo Hang

Jo Hang

Kim Mok-su

Park Gyeong-ju

Park Gyeong-ju

Yamada

Choe Seong-ho

Choe Seong-ho

Seok-dol

Lim Hae-rim

Lim Hae-rim

Chil-ryong

Yim Woon-hak

Yim Woon-hak

Park Cheom-ji

Song Mi-nam

Song Mi-nam

Dong-hyuk's mother

Chu Bong

Chu Bong

Im Dong-hun

Im Dong-hun

Lee Up-dong

Lee Up-dong

Lee Chang-sik

Lee Chang-sik

Ra Jeong-ok

Ra Jeong-ok

Old woman

Park Cheol

Park Cheol

Seok Gwi-nyeo

Seok Gwi-nyeo

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