
The Return(2003)
A former alcoholic returns home after ten years in prison for the murder of her husband. As her recollection of the murder returns, things take a different turn.



Han Suk-kyu
Mak-dong

Shim Hye-jin
Mi-ae

Moon Sung-keun
Bae Tae-gon

Dong Bang-woo
Kim Yang-gil

Kim Yong-man
Manager Park
Lee Ho-seong
Mak-dong's 1st-eldest Brother
Han Seon-gyu
Mak-dong's 2nd-eldest Brother

Jung Jin-young
Mak-dong's 3rd-eldest Brother

Oh Ji-hye
Mak-dong's Sister

Son Young-soon
Mother
Green Fish is a drama film released in 1997. Directed by Lee Chang-dong, it stars Han Suk-kyu, Shim Hye-jin, Moon Sung-keun. Returning home and finding his town drastically changed, a former soldier falls in with gangsters.
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