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Release Date: 2008 Duration: 65 min Studio: KBS Cast: Kim Jae Seung, Park Sang Wook, Son Il Kwon Categories: TV Action and Adventure Comedy Drama Mini-Series Hong Gil Dong was the illegitimate son of a high ranked minister. A local monk took him under his wing and taught him martial arts. Hong Gil Dong was inspired to fight for the injustice in this... MORE Hong Gil Dong was the illegitimate son of a high ranked minister. A local monk took him under his wing and taught him martial arts. Hong Gil Dong was inspired to fight for the injustice in this society that divided people into nobles and ordinary citizens whereby the former enjoyed all the privileges due solely to their birth. The heroine, Heo Yi Nok, had just returned to Korea from China with her grandfather. They made their living by putting on shows and selling their special brand of medicine in the marketplace. Lee Chang Hwi had been told since he was young that he was the rightful heir to the throne which had been usurped by his half brother. He had also returned from his exile in China and was plotting to overthrow the emperor. The three got entangled in love, hate, loyalty and betrayal and only one side can win. LESS |
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One of the Hong Sisters’ most beloved dramas, Hong Gil Dong is a rousing and bittersweet story about a hero who rises up to protect the people. Born the illegitimate son of a high-ranking government official, Hong Gil Dong was cast off by his father as a child and raised by a monk. Hong Gil Dong grows up a streetwise, smart-mouthed thief with a specialty in martial arts. His world gradually begins to collapse around him due to poverty, and gradually the fun-loving vagabond changes into something else. Determined to throw a wrench in the system, he sets out to take down and steal from from the wealthy and arrogant wherever he can find them. Along the way he picks up a ragtag band of helpers including the stubborn, kind-hearted wanderer Yi Nok. Amidst fighting for justice and falling in love, Gil Dong is also wrangled into imperial politics when the exiled rightful heir to Korea's throne returns and plots to overthrow the corrupt government. Ultimately, this renegade thief will be responsible for choices that will shape a nation.
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