A Drifting Story
Released: December 17, 1960Runtime: 124 minLanguage: KO
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.
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Kim Jin Kyu
as Lee Sang-hyeon (Newspaper editorial member)
Jeong Suk Moon
as Kang Hyeon-hee (Madam Madonna)
Mu Ryong Choi
as Minwoo (poet)
Aeng Ran Eom
as Kwanghee (Madonna's assistant)
Am Park
as Hwan-gyu Kim (President of Publisher)
Hwang Jung Soon
as Hyeon-hee's mother
Chang Kang Heo
as Choi Young-cheol (interpreter)
Kum Bong Do
as Gye-young (Hyeon-hee's classmate)
Kim Dong Won
as Lawyer
Lee Bin Hwa
as Soon-jae (Hyeon-hee's classmate)
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