Praise of Death

September. 21,1991      
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The life and death of famous Korean singer, Yun Sim-deok in the 1920s.

Chang Mi-hee as  Yoon Sim-deok
Yim Sung-min as  Kim Woo-jin
Lee Kyung-young as  Hong Nan-pa
Hye-ri Kim as  Yoon Seong-deok
Jo Sun-mook as  Cho Myeong-hee
Jo Min-ki as  Hong Hae-sung
Kang Kye-shik as  Woo-jin's father

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