Under the Sky in Seoul

An oriental doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous man who is the longest-term householder in a small village in Seoul. He often causes domestic trouble by being nasty to his wife and his children. Kim Hyeon-ok, a daughter of a young widow who runs Nahana Beauty Shop, is in love with Choi Du-yeol, an obstetrician across the street. Kim Hak-gyu has great distaste for western medicine, and at the same time, is jealous of the obstetrician. He always gets in the way of Choi Du-yeol. Kim's son, Hyeon-gu, dates Jeom-ryae, a daughter of a bar owner.

Cast

Kim Seung-ho

as Kim Hak-gyu

Heo Chang-kang

as Park Ju-sa

Kim Hee-kap

as No Mong-hyeon

Kim Jin-kyu

as Choi Du-yeol

Shin Young-kyun

as Kim Hyeon-gu

Choi Eun-hee

as Kim Hyeon-ok

Do Kum-bong

as Jeom-rye

Hwang Jeong-sun

as Jeom-rye's mother

Han Eun-jin

as Jo Geum-sun (Hak-gyu's wife)

Ku Bong-seo

as Seol Chang-ho

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