Rustic Period
Yain Shidae
SBS drama (2002) - 124 episodes total
For SBS homepage for this drama (in Korean), go to:
tv.sbs.co.kr/period/
Aired in Korea:  July 28, 2002- September 30, 2003 on SBS Monday & Tuesday nights 9:55-11:05
Aired on KBFD-TV in Hawaii:  Not announced if this drama will be shown.

Cast:
Kim Doo-han (as a young man):  Ahn Jae Mo (Pretty Lady)
Kim Doo-han (as an older man):  Kim Young Chul (Wang Gun/Man in Crisis)
Kim Jwa-jin (Doo-han's father):  Choi Dong Joon
Ms. Oh (aunt):  Lee Duk Hee
__ (mother):  Jung Young Sook (Who's My Love/Picnic)
Ms. Park (real mother):  Jun Mi Sun
maternal grandmother:  Go Doo Shim (Mothers & Sisters/Picnic/Love & Success)
maternal uncle:  Jo Hyung Ki (Piano/Love & Success/Yesterday)
Won No-in:  Lee Soon Jae (Who's My Love)
Choi Dong-ryeol:  Jung Dong Hwan (Winter Ballad/Autumn Story)
Im Dong-ho (doctor, Dong-ryeol's friend):  Choi Hang Suk
Kim Yi-soo (Dong-ryeol's friend):  Lee Won Yong
Chief Editor:  Jo Jae Hoon
Go Man-jun:  Lee Won Jong
Wang Bal (Man-jun's subordinate):  Lee Jae Po
Byung Yang-bak (Man-jun's subordinate):  Jung So Young 
Moong Chi (Man-jun's subordinate):  Lee Moo Hyun
Syeo Cheu (Man-jun's subordinate):  Yoon Taek Sang
Ssang Kal:  Park Joon Gyu
Kim Young-tae:  Park Young Rok
Moon Young-chul:  Jang Se Jin
Beon Gae:  Choi Sang Hak
Eom Dong-wook:  Choi Chul-ho (Golden Era/Days in the Sun)
Yoo Tae-kwon:  Jang Dong Jik
Na Suk-joo:  Son Jong Bum
Miwa:  Lee Jae Yong
Omura:  Kim Sung Soo
Kim Tae-seo:  Kim Ho Jin (Tender Hearts)
Moon Dal-young:  Yang Hyung Ho
Jung Jin-young (as an adult):  Kim Jung Min
Keiko (as an adult):  Lee Dong Hoon
Hayashi:  Lee Chang Hoon (This Is Love/Pretty Lady)
Kamisori:  Lee Sang In (Paper Crane)
Shibaru:  Choi Min Yong (Stock Flower)
Miura:  Park Seung Ho
Konoe:  Nam Il Woo
Seol-hyang (kisaeng):  Huh Young Ran (Her House)
Ae-ran (kisaeng):  Jo Yeo Jung
Park In-ae:  Jung So Young
For more information (in Korean) on the cast from SBS, go to:
wizard.sbs.co.kr/template/
wzdtv/wzdtv_FormActor.jhtml?programId=
V0000224904&menuId=10
.

Introduction: 

This drama is about Kim Doo-han, who was a gangster during the Japanese occupation and later became a famous politician in the late 1960s.   

For the storyline of this drama by SBS Productions (in English),
click here.
Factoid:
The drama, Orient Theatre, also featured Kim Doo-han (played by  Jang Tae Sung) as a gangster during the Japanese occupation.


Staff:

Writer:  Lee Hwan Kyung  
Producer:   Jang Hyung Il

Learn Korean:
Yain (ya-in) =  rustic
shidae (shi-dae) = period/age/era  (shidae can also be romanized as sidae.  The "s" letter (called "si-ot") is pronounced as "sh" when it precedes the "i" vowel (called "i" and pronounced as "ee" in bee).  That is why Ryu Shi Won's given name is romanized as Shi Won as well as Si Won.)

Variations of drama name:
The Times of Unrefined Person

For SBS Photos from this drama, go to: wizard.sbs.co.kr/template/wzdtv/wzdtv_FormSeePhoto.
jhtml?programId=V0000224904&menuId=13
.  Spoiler alert:  The photo gallery contains photos of scenes from the drama and may contain spoilers.

For SBS Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama, go to:  wizard.sbs.co.kr/template/wzdtv/wzdtv
_FormWatchProgramMgmt.jhtml?programId=V000022
4904&menuId=134.

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