Once Upon a Time

The film is a heist comedy set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and jazz singer who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities.

Cast

Lee Bo-young

as Kanemura

Park Yong-woo

as Kanemura

Kim Su-hyun

as Yamada

Sung Dong-il

as Nightclub owner

Kim Eung-soo

as Chief of State

An Kil-kang

as Jang-cheon

Jo Hee-bong

as Hee-bong, the cook

Lim Hyung-jun

Kim Gyeong-min

as Judge

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