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아리랑 (1981)

아리랑 poster
Country
South Korea

How it feels

This series is set in a Korean village during the late Japanese colonial period. It follows villagers who try to protect their town's symbolic bell from being taken for metal collection.

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What happens

《아리랑》은 MBC에서 1981년 2월 28일부터 3월 1일까지 방영되었던 3.1절 특집 드라마로, 나운규의 영화 《아리랑》을 재해석하여 드라마화한 것이다. 일제 말기 쇠붙이 공출을 당한 어느 마을에서 이 마을의 상징인 종을 지키는 사람들의 이야기다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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