Toji, the Land (2004)

Original title

토지

Directed by

Lee Jong Han

Cast

Kim Hyun Joo, Shin Se Kyung, Bae Na Yeon, Yoo Joon Sang, Kim Ji Hoon, Seo Ji Won, Lee Jae Eun, Ham Eun Jung

Genre

drama

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 103 episodes

Rated

15

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This South Korean series follows Choi Seo-hee through decades of upheaval including peasant revolts and Japanese colonial rule. It shows conflicts between people driven by love, anger, jealousy, and hidden hatred.

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What happens

Toji, the Land (Korean: 토지) is a 2004 South Korean television series based on the novel Toji, which was written by Pak Kyongni. The series following the story of turbulent life of Choi Seo-hee as she lives throughout the Donghak Peasant Revolution, the Eulmi Incident, the Japanese colonial era, and Korea's independence in 1945. As in the novel, the drama portrays the conflicts between individuals who are engulfed in their own desires of love and veiled enmity, rage and jealousy. Starring Kim Hyun-joo, Yoo Jun-sang, it premiered on SBS on November 26, 2004, and aired on Friday and Saturday at time-slot 20:45-21:45 (KST) till May 22, 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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