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Herb of Desire (1968) · 상사초

Name: Herb of Desire
Director: Jang Il-ho
Genre: Drama, romántico
Released: 1968
Cast: Shin Seong-il, Byeon Gi-jong, Kim Ji-mi, Shin Young-kyun, Moon Hee

Original title: 상사초

1968 · Jang Il-ho · South Korea · Edited by 1

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Two traditional stories. In the first, a girl marries the bravest man in the village so she can send him into a monster's lair to collect an mystic herb which can save her father's life. In the second story, even death cannot prevent a devoted wife from helping in her husband's success.

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Herb of Desire (1968) · 상사초

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