Eyes of Dawn (1991)

Original title

여명의 눈동자

Directed by

Kim Jong-hak

Cast

Choi Jae Sung, Chae Si Ra, Park Sang Won, Ko Hyun Jung, Park In Hwan, Oh Yun Soo, Kim Hyun Joo, Choi Bool Am

Genre

drama television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 36 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

8.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows a group of people living through the Japanese colonial period, World War II, Korea's liberation, and the Korean War. The story covers their personal struggles and relationships against the backdrop of major historical events in Korea.

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What happens

Eyes of Dawn (Korean: 여명의 눈동자) is a South Korean television series starring Chae Shi-ra, Park Sang-won and Choi Jae-sung. Directed by Kim Jong-hak and written by Song Ji-na based on the 10-volume novel of the same name by Kim Seong-jong (published in 1981), the story spans the years from the Japanese colonial period to World War II, Korea's liberation and the Korean War. With a budget of ₩7.2 billion, overseas shoots in China and the Philippines, over 270 actors and 21,000 extras, Eyes of Dawn was one of the first Korean dramas to be shot in its entirety before broadcast and the largest scale Korean television production of its time. It aired on MBC from October 7, 1991, to February 6, 1992, for 36 episodes, and reached a peak viewership rating of 58.4%, making it the 9th highest-rated Korean drama of all time. In 1992, MBC sold Eyes of Dawn to the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, becoming the first Korean drama exported to a European country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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