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Mother and a Guest

Mother and a Guest

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1961
1h 43m
6.9(11 votes)
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Romance

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Six-year-old Ok Hee is glad when Mr. Han comes to board at her house full of women. She plays messenger for Mr. Han and her widowed mother as they quietly fall in love, but is her support enough to guard their love?

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