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Son of a Man is a film of genre Drama with Hah Myung-joong
Son of a Man (1980)
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Son of Man (Hangul: 사람의 아들; RR: Sarameui adeul) is an award-winning 1980 South Korean film directed by Yu Hyun-mok. It is based on the same titled 1979 novel written by Yi Munyol.
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A detective searching for the cause of a young man's death uncovers a melodramatic story involving prostitutes and religion.Actors
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