Cruel history of Myeong Dong

An omnibus of three stories all taking place in the Myeongdong district of Seoul.

Cast

Heo Chang-kang

as Heo Dal-su (ep. 1, 2, 3)

Park Nou-sik

as Park Min (ep. 1)

Hwang Hae

as Hwang Du-sik (ep. 1)

Kim Ji-su

as U-hee (ep. 1)

Song Jae-ho

as Boy (ep. 1)

Lee Kang-jo

as Mr. Kang (ep. 1)

Kim Mun-ju

as Mr. Kim (ep. 1)

Gwon O-sang

as Mr. Gwon (ep. 1)

Choe Jae-ho

as Du-sik's Henchman 1 (ep. 1)

Jang Jeong-kuk

as Du-sik's Henchman 2 (ep. 1)

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