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Genealogy · LeviOsa

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1979·ALL

Genealogy

Drama1h 47m

6.0/10

6.0

TMDB

Storyline

During the Japanese occupation of South Korea, a Japanese bureaucrat is ordered to persuade an influential Korean patriarch into obeying the law of changing his Korean surname to a Japanese one.

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Details

Director

ReleasedMay 1, 1979

StatusReleased

Original languageKorean

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideALLKR

Studio

Hwacheon Trading

Cast

Ju Seon-tae

Ju Seon-tae

Sol Jin-young

Hah Myung-joong

Hah Myung-joong

Tani

Han Hye-suk

Han Hye-suk

Ok-sun

Choi Nam-hyun

Choi Nam-hyun

Kim Shin-jae

Kim Shin-jae

Yoon Yang-ha

Ju Sang-ho

Kim Seok-hun

Kim Seok-hun

Dokgo Sung

Dokgo Sung

Lee Hyang

Lee Hyang

Kim Ki-beom

Kim Ki-beom

Choe Jae-ho

Reviews

2 reviews · 1 critic

1 fresh · 0 rotten

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Panos Kotzathanasis

RTAsian Movie PulseMay 17, 2026

"The Family Pedigree" is a major Im Kwon-taek work, turning both the Korean hero and Japanese villain into complex, flawed individuals.

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Information

Title

Genealogy

Released

May 1, 1979

Rated

ALL

Region of Origin

South Korea

Original Audio

Korean

Runtime

1h 47m

Status

Released

Studio

Hwacheon Trading

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