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An Upstart

6.519611h 54mMovieComedyDrama

A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during the Korean War. The stingy landlady instantly turns into a completely different person, women swarm around him, and charities ask him for donations. Gangsters come forward and try to kill him...

DirectorKim Soo-yong
WriterPark Yeong-min
ProducersHwang Nam·Shin Sang-ok

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Cast · Directed by Kim Soo-yong

KBKu Bong-seo
Ku Bong-seo
Soonjin Maeng
DKDo Kum-bong
Do Kum-bong
Insook
JGJeon Gye-hyeon
Jeon Gye-hyeon
YHYang Hoon
Yang Hoon
Chief
FFlyboy
Flyboy
Jang In-soo
NMNam Mi-ri
Nam Mi-ri
Hye-sook
KSKim Suk-il
Kim Suk-il
Jeong-ae
KHKim Hee-kap
Kim Hee-kap
President Kwon
JDJeong Deuk-sun
Jeong Deuk-sun
Wife
UKUi-hyang Kim
Ui-hyang Kim
Madame
LYLee Yea-chun
Lee Yea-chun
Father
HEHan Eun-jin
Han Eun-jin
Mother

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