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촛불처럼 타다 (1991)

촛불처럼 타다 poster
Country
South Korea

How it feels

A Korean grandmother still carries scars from the Japanese colonial era. Her granddaughter falls in love with a Japanese young man whose father clings to imperialist dreams. Their relationship struggles with the weight of historical wounds and personal healing.

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What happens

《촛불처럼 타다》는 KBS 2TV에서 1991년 10월 2일부터 1991년 10월 31일까지 매주 수,목 밤 21시 50분에 방영되었던 드라마인데 일제시대의 상처를 안고 살아가는 할머니의 손녀와 제국주의의 꿈을 버리지 못하는 아버지를 둔 일본 청년의 사랑을 통해 한 인간의 민족적 아픔을 극복하는 과정을 담아낸다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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