Hyeon Hae-taneun algo itda

Name: Hyeon Hae-taneun algo itda
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1961-11-10
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Woon-ha Kim, Midori Kong, Kim Jin-kyu, Jeung-ryu Ju, Kim Ji-mee

IMDb ID: tt0314189 · Year: 1961 · Rating: 6.9 (36 votes)

Genres: Drama · War

A Korean man, forced into service in the Japanese army during WWII, marries his Japanese girlfriend despite everyone's objections. Later, he becomes the sole survivor when the Americans attack.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Sea Knows
Canada: The Sea Knows (English)
United Kingdom: The Sea Knows
Ireland: The Sea Knows (English)
India: The Sea Knows (English)
New Zealand: The Sea Knows (English)
United States: The Sea Knows
World-wide: The Sea Knows (English)
South Africa: The Sea Knows (English)
World-wide: Hyeon Hae-tan Knows (English, Alternative Title)
South Korea: Hyeon Hae-taneun algo itda
South Korea: Hyeonhaetaneun Algo Itda (alternative transliteration)
Soviet Union: Море знает (Russian)
Japan: 玄界灘は知っている (Japanese)
Hyeon Hae-tan KnowsRelease Date1961-11-10Runtime108 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews4Countries / RegionsSouth KoreaLanguagesKoreanKeywordsarmy
world war twoProduction CompaniesKorean Art MoviesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314189/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0314189.jpgUpdated At2025-10-18T01:28:11

Directors

Kim Ki-young

Writers

Kim Ki-young

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Woon-ha Kim | Character: Aro-un
Actor: Midori Kong | Character: Hideko
Actor: Kim Jin-kyu | Character: Private First Class Nakamura
Actor: Jeung-ryu Ju | Character: Hideko's mother
Actor: Kim Ji-mee | Character: Han Kyung-hee
Actor: Lee Ye-chun | Character: Private First Class Mori
Actor: Seung-ho Kim | Character: Saito
Actor: Am Park | Character: Miyamura
Actor: Seok-hun Kim | Character: Tanaka
Actor: Park Nou-sik | Character: Watari
Actor: Sang-sa Lee | Character: Lee Noie
Actor: Hun Yang | Character: Obayashi
Actor: Mun-gak Jeong | Character: Agaki
Actor: Seok-geun Jo | Character: Oda
Actor: Chun-su Yoo | Character: Suzuki
Actor: Seok-yang Chu | Character: Student soldiers
Actor: Sam Choi | Character: Officer
Actor: Sang-hyeon Ju | Character: Jihara
Actor: Seol-bong Ko | Character: Officer
Actor: Woon-hak Yim | Character: Actor
Actor: Bang-yeol Ji | Character: Captain
Actor: Ryong Ha | Character: Actor
Actor: Ye-Min Lee | Character: Soldier
Actor: Jeong-ok Na | Character: Woman
Actor: Shin-myeong Kim | Character: Woman
Actor: Gwi-Nyeo Seok | Character: Woman

[Directors Group]
Name: Kim Ki-young | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kim Ki-young | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Won-seok Park | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Sang-gi Han | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ho-jin Choi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Young-Keun Oh | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Seok-in Park | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Young-Keun Oh | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314189/videogallery/

Release Schedule

South Korea: November 10, 1961
Japan: October 21, 2009 (Tokyo International Film Festival)
Japan: October 25, 2011 (re-release, Tokyo International Film Festival)
Taiwan: May 20, 2017 (Taoyuan Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office

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