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외면

외면 poster
Country
South Korea

How it feels

A Korean drama from 1985 set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp after World War II. It follows a sergeant waiting for execution who reflects on his short life and his past as a Korean man who joined the Japanese army.

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What happens

《외면》은 MBC에서 1985년 8월 15일에 단편작으로 방영되었던 8.15 특집 드라마로, 광복 40주년 기념 8.15 문제작 시리즈 중 첫 번째 작품이다. 몬텐루파 일본군 전범 수용소에서 처형될 날만 기다리는 하야시 병장은 스물네 살의 짦은 생애를 돌이켜보며 회한에 잠긴다. 본명이 임재수인 그는 평북 구성군에서 소작인의 셋째 아들로 태어나 켜서는 일본군에 들어가면서 상관의 명령에 절대복종을 신조로 삼았었다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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