''Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young'' () is a 2010 South Korean historical television series, starring

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, Lee Ah-yi, Hong Il-kwon and

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. Based on the life of

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fighter

Lee Hoe-yeong Lee Hoe-Yeong or Lee Hoe-Young (), also known by his pen name Woodang (), (March 17, 1867 – November 17, 1932) was a Korean independence activist, anarchist and one of the founders of Shinheung Military Academy (Hangul: 신흥 무관 학교) i ...

, the

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was made to commemorate the centenary of the Forced Annexation of Korea by Japan. Its premiere coincided with the signing of the annexation treaty on August 21, 1910, and the drama aired on

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from August 29 to September 12, 2010 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:05 for 5 episodes. This was the third and last of the "

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" series produced by KBS in 2010, following ''

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''. At the end of the drama, a short documentary about Lee Hoe-young aired, including an interview with his sons, Lee Kyu-chang and Lee Kyu-dong.

Synopsis

When Japan invaded Korea, Lee Hoe-young donated all of his savings and moved to

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to open a school. There, he trained soldiers and scholars who later led the army to win numerous battles during the early 20th century. Lee also joined the underground anarchist movement in

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to fight against Japanese forces. Lee later died in prison after being captured and tortured by the Japanese army. The drama begins from the point of view of Japanese war correspondent Kimura Junpei, who is writing his report "Lee Hoe-young, the

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." But as he delves into the life of Lee, he comes to understand and admire Lee Hoe-young as a freedom fighter who led the Korean independence movement.

Cast

::(Names in bold are based on the actual person; pen names are listed in quotation marks for some of the characters) *

as "Woodang" Lee Hoe-young (1867–1932) *

as Kimura Junpei * Lee Ah-yi as Hong Jung-hwa * Hong Il-kwon as "Hwaam" Jung Hyun-sub (1896–1981) *

as "Gupa" Baek Jung-ki (1896–1934) * Choi Ik-joon as Lee Yong-joon * Jung Seung-woo as Yoo Ki-moon * Kim Kang-il as Sano * Lee Jung-hwan as Hwa Kyoon-shil * Lee Dae-ro as Lee Suk-yeong (1855–1934, Lee Hoe-young's older brother) * Kim Jong-chan as Lee Kyu-chang (1913–2005, Lee Hoe-young's eldest son) * Jun Kwang-jin as Lee Kyu-seo (1912-1933, Lee Hoe-young's nephew, Lee Suk-yeong's son) * Jung Jong-ryul as Hong Heung-soon * Jo Young-jin as "Seongjae" Lee Si-yeong (1868–1953, Lee Hoe-young's younger brother, the future Vice President of the Republic of Korea) *

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as General Kimura Endo (Junpei's father) * Kim Kyu-chul as Asahi Shimbun Shanghai news bureau, bureau chief * Kim Ha-kyun as Ok Kwan-bin (owner of a pharmaceutical company in Shanghai) * Jang Joon-ho as Suzuki * Lee Jung-gil as consulate staff * Kim Eung-soo as Captain (later Major) Mitsuwa / Kim Pan-chul (Japanese counterintelligence corps officer) * Kim Byung-ki as Artillery, Gunnery Captain Okuma * Go In-beom as Wang Ah-cho * Jung Heung-chae as Wang Jung-wi * Kim Kyung-ryong as Dam-yeob * Lee Young-hoo as Kim Gu, "Baekbeom" Kim Gu (1876–1949, 6th, 12th, 13th and last President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea)

References

External links

''Freedom Fighter, Lee Hoe-young'' official KBS website
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