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My Sister is a Tomboy

My Sister is a Tomboy

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My Sister is a Tomboy

1961

1h 38m

4.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

The master of a Judo dojo turns his daughter into a master of the martial art as she is growing up. But now that she has reached marrying age, he finds it difficult to find her a husband that can accept her tomboy ways.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Moon Jeong-suk

Moon Jeong-suk

Ahn Soon-ae

Kim Jin-kyu

Kim Jin-kyu

Na ju-o (photographer)

Um Aing-ran

Um Aing-ran

Seon-hee (Soon-ae's younger sister)

Lee Dae-yub

Lee Dae-yub

Shiho Noh (sculptor)

Kim Seung-ho

Kim Seung-ho

Dal-su (father)

Choi Nam-hyun

Choi Nam-hyun

Ahn Sung-ki

Ahn Sung-ki

Yong-shik (younger brother)

Yang Hoon

Yang Hoon

Suitor

Seok-cheon Yang

Seok-cheon Yang

Suitor

Flyboy

Flyboy

Suitor

Creative team

Directed by: Han Hyeong-mo
Written by: Yu Il-su
Il-ro Gwak
Produced by: Chang Il
No Seung-dong

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