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Yakiniku Dragon

Yakiniku Dragon

20187.92h 8m

Overview

Set in the 1970's in the Kansai region of Japan.. Yong-Gil is Korean, but he moved to Japan and settled down. He runs a small restaurant named Yakiniku Dragon. He is married and has three daughters: oldest daughter Jung-Hwa, middle daughter Yi-Hwa and youngest daughter Mi-Hwa. Oldest daughter Jung-Hwa is dating Tetsuo, but they break up. Middle daughter Yi-Hwa loves Tetsuo and marries him, but Tetsuo still loves her older sister and they divorce. Youngest daughter Mi-Hwa wants to become a singer, but she is in love with a married man.

Directed by Wishing Chong
Written by Wishing Chong
Produced by Akira Morishige
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Top Cast

Yoko Maki

Yoko Maki

Jung Hwa (Shizuka)

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

Yi Hwa (Rika)

Yo Oizumi

Yo Oizumi

Tetsuo

Hitomi Miyauchi

Hitomi Miyauchi

Mi Hwa (Mika)

Ryohei Otani

Ryohei Otani

Hasegawa

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Shinpei Ooe

Tokio

Shohei Uno

Shohei Uno

Oh Shin-Gil

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Mineko

Lee Jung-eun

Lee Jung-eun

Young-Soon

Kim Sang-ho

Kim Sang-ho

Yong-Gil

Themes & Keywords

zainichi

About Yakiniku Dragon

Yakiniku Dragon is a drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of zainichi. Directed by Wishing Chong, it stars Yoko Maki, Mao Inoue, Yo Oizumi. Set in the 1970's in the Kansai region of Japan.. Yong-Gil is Korean, but he moved to Japan and settled down. He runs a small restaurant named Yakiniku Dragon. He is married and has three daughters: oldest daughter Jung-Hwa, middle daughter Yi-Hwa and youngest daughter Mi-Hwa. Oldest daughter Jung-Hwa is dating Tetsuo, but they break up. Middle daughter Yi-Hwa loves Tetsuo and marries him, but Tetsuo still loves her older sister and they divorce. Youngest daughter Mi-Hwa wants to become a singer, but she is in love with a married man.

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