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Cast

Kim Ji-mi

Kim Ji-mi

Shin Seong-il

Shin Seong-il

Hwang Jeong-sun

Hwang Jeong-sun

Do Kum-bong

Do Kum-bong

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Lim Hee-jae

Lim Hee-jae

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Lee Kyu-woong

Lee Kyu-woong

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Why a Cuckoo Cries

19670.0 / 10103 min
Horror, Drama

Overview

The only son of a government official Yun loves Ok-hwa, the daughter of former gisaeng Gye-seon. But his father doesn't feel good about having a daughter of a former gisaeng as his daughter-in-law. He matches him instead with the only daughter of another official. Soon, Ok-hwa dies of lovesickness missing Yun so much. The ghost of her appears to Yun, who betrayed her and married another woman, to make him repent for his fault.