

Yakiniku Dragon
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.
Top Cast

Yoko Maki
Jung Hwa (Shizuka)

Mao Inoue
Yi Hwa (Rika)

Yo Oizumi
Tetsuo

Hitomi Miyauchi
Mi Hwa (Mika)

Ryohei Otani
Hasegawa
Shinpei Ooe
Tokio

Shohei Uno
Oh Shin-Gil

Toshie Negishi
Mineko

Lee Jung-eun
Young-Soon

Kim Sang-ho
Yong-Gil
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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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