''The Genealogy'' ( 족보 - ''Jokbo'') is a

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

n film directed by

Im Kwon-taek Im Kwon-taek (born December 8, 1934) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and h ...

Synopsis

During the era of Japanese occupation, Sol Jin-young, a Korean patriarch refuses to obey the

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to change the family's name to a Japanese name. Tani, a member of the Japanese occupation forces, is sent to persuade Sol to comply with the order. Tani is conflicted between his duty, his respect for Korean culture and his attraction to Sol's daughter.

Cast

* Joo Sun-taeCast listing based on *

Hah Myung-joong Hah Myung-joong ( ko, 하명중, Hanja: 河明中) (born May 14, 1947) is a South Korean actor, film director, producer, planner, and screenwriter. Hah started his career as an actor, but expanded his career to film directing, and film producing. ...

Han Hye-sook Han Hye-sook (born August 20, 1951) is a South Korean actress. Han won the Grand Prize in the controversial but highly rated television drama ''Dear Heaven'' at the SBS Drama Awards The SBS Drama Awards (), also known as SBS Awards Festival, ...

Choi Nam-Hyun Choi may refer to: * Choi (Korean surname), a Korean surname * Choi, Macau Cantonese transliteration of the Chinese surname Cui (崔) and Xu (徐) * Choi, Cantonese romanisation of Cai (surname) (蔡), a Chinese surname * CHOI-FM, a radio station ...

* Kim Sin-jae * Yoon Yang-ha * Ju Sang-ho *

Kim Seok-hun Kim Young-hyun ( ko, 김영현; 8 June 1929 – 28 May 2023), best known as Kim Seok-hun ( ko, 김석훈), was a South Korean actor. Life and career Born in Seoul, at the time a Japanese colony, Young-hyun studied at the Cheongju National U ...

* Dok Go-sung

Notes

Bibliography

* * * 1979 films Films directed by Im Kwon-taek 1970s Korean-language films South Korean drama films {{SouthKorea-film-stub