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Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.


The great adventures of Kim Dae-gun, a young man dreaming of a New Joseon. He is full of curiosity and takes action rather than words. He willingly accepts the fate of becoming Joseon’s first priest and sets out to study in Macau with his seminary classmates. And finally opens the way of the modern Joseon Dynasty by traversing the sea and land!

Yoon Shi-yoon
Andrew Kim Taegon

Ahn Sung-ki
Yoo Jin-gil

Yoon Kyung-ho
Hyun Seok-moon

Lee Moon-sik
Jo Shin-chul

Lee Kyung-young
Lee Woong-sik

Shin Jung-keun
Lim Chi-hwa

Lee Ho-won
Choi Yang-up

Song Ji-yeon
Zhrin

Choi Moo-seong
Kim Jae-joon

Baek Ji-won
Goh Ursula
A Birth is a drama, history, adventure film released in 2022 exploring themes of biography, catholic priest, joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Directed by Park Heung-sik, it stars Yoon Shi-yoon, Ahn Sung-ki, Yoon Kyung-ho. The great adventures of Kim Dae-gun, a young man dreaming of a New Joseon. He is full of curiosity and takes action rather than words. He willingly accepts the fate of becoming Joseon’s first priest and sets out to study in Macau with his seminary classmates. And finally opens the way of the modern Joseon Dynasty by traversing the sea and land!
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