| Orient Theatre Dong Yang Geuk Jang |
| KBS Miniseries drama (2001) - 28 episodes For KBS website in Korean, click here. Aired in Korea: June 9, 2001 - Sept 9, 2001 Aired on KBFD-TV: July 29, 2001 - October 29, 2001 Sunday nights 7:10 - 9:00 (replaced Blue Mist) Cast: Hwang Chul (lead actor at OT): Lee Jae Ryong (Yuntek from Dear Encounter) Cha Hong-nyo (lead actress at OT): Lee Sung Yon Yim Sun-kyu (playwright): Kwon Hae Hyo (Dong-sun in Popcorn) Moon Ye-bong (famous actress married to Sun-kyu): Jung Sun Kyung (Su-kyung in More Than Words Can Say) Hong Soon-un (OT President): Kim Byung Sae (Yeo-kyung's workaholic husband in Destiny) Bae Goo-ja/Kameko (Soon-un's wife): Park Ji Young (the lady Won Bin loved in Kokji) Choi Dok-kyun (OT General Manager): Kim Kap Su Park Jin (a freelance producer & playwright): Jung Won Jong (nasty Golden Dragon head chef in Delicious Proposal) Hong Hae-sung (OT Producer): Kim Young Gi Yoo Soon-ok (kisaeng whose life Sun-kyu's play is based): Choi Ji Na Bok Hye-sook (owner of Venus Cafe): Park Soon Chul Nam Neung-sun: Song Chae Hwan (Meeju's older sister in More Than Words Can Say) Moon Su-il: Park In Hwan Harada Kasuko (lady with disfigured face): Hong Su Hyun (Miran from Tender Hearts) Kim Doo-han (Chul's gangster friend): Jang Tae Sung Shim Young (veteran actor at OT): Park Chul Ho Kim Ki-hwan (rival gang leader who wants to take over OT): Ahn Seung Min Yi Kyung-hwan: Im Chae Mu (Sang-man's father in Beautiful Life) Kim Ki-dong (OT Executive Director): Song Geum Suk (leader of gang that beat up Su-chul in Mothers & Sisters) Mr. Song: Kim In Moon (birth father of attorney and Jenny in Hotelier) Ji Doo-han: Lee Young Hoo Hiroshi: Lee Jung Yong (Asst Chef Lee, the one with an assault record, in Hotelier) Moon Jung-hyun: Choi Jung Yoon (Hee in Stock Flower) Ma Sang-tae (leader of Mohwakwan gang working at OT): Jung Yik Kap __ Ok-shim (actress with ponytails): ___ Yim Young-ho (Ye-bong's baby): ___ Lee Jung Soon (Chul's wife): ___ The list goes on and on. For a chart of the cast from KBS, click here. Summary*: This drama begins July 1936, in Japanese-occupied Seoul, and is centered around the Orient Theatre, which is a landmark in Korea's cultural history. It dwells on, among other things, the lives of the people who work at the theater, the oppressive pressure by the Japanese on Koreans and the fight between rival gangsters over who takes control of the theater. This drama features a HUGE cast. See how many stars you can recognize from other dramas. |
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| Staff: Writer: Lee Sang Hyun Producer: Kim Jong Chang For KBS photos from this drama, click here. For KBS Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama, click here. * My thanks to fellow addict Doug for providing information on this drama. Return to Lisitng of Korean TV Dramas |
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| Orient Theatre ("OT") in Seoul |
| Hong-nyo and Chul |