A Drifting Story (1960)
표류도
This melodrama follows the trials and tribulations of a single mother who dares to love. Hyun Hee (Mun Jeong Suk) makes a living running a coffee house. She has to support her illegitimate daughter and mother, and bear the scorn of those who look down on her. Hyun Hee falls in love with a married writer (Kim Jin Kyu), while another customer (Choi Mu Ryong) holds a torch for her. The romantic triangles that unfold lead to tragic consequences.
- Date of release
- 1960-12-17
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, Crime
- Director
- Gwon Yeong-sun
Casting
- Moon Jeong-suk — Kang Hyeon-hee (Madam Madonna)
- Kim Jin-kyu — Lee Sang-hyeon (Newspaper editorial member)
- Choi Mu-ryong — Minwoo (poet)
- Um Aing-ran — Kwanghee (Madonna Reggie)
- Park Am — Hwan-gyu Kim (President of Publisher)
- Hwang Jeong-sun — Hyun Hee-mo
- Heo Chang-kang — Choi Young-cheol (interpreter)
- Do Kum-bong — Gye-young (Hyun-hee's classmate)
- Kim Dong-won — Lawyer
- Lee Bin-hwa — Soon-jae (Hyun-hee's classmate)
- Nam Chun-yeok — Tobacco seller
- Mun Hye-ran — Yang Su-jeong (Sang-hyeon's wife)
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