The Evergreen (1961)

Plot Summary

Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and modernization to farmers living in the rural area of their hometown. When they arrive, the pair immediately get to work, Dong-hyuk builds a village hall and starts aiding the farmers while Yeong-shin tries to gather the children to form a school. However, the villagers at first resent and resist the pair. It is not until one child, Ok-bun, takes the initiative and and learns to read under Yeong-shin’s care that the villages trust the pair and allow their children to be taken from the fields and taught reading, writing and math.

Full Cast & Characters

Choi Eun-hee

Chae Yeong-shin

Shin Young-kyun

Park Dong-hyuk

Heo Chang-kang

Geon-bae

Do Kum-bong

Geon-bae's wife

Shin Seong-il

Won-jae

Yoon Il-bong

Dong-hwa (Dong-hyuk's younger brother)

Park Seong-dae

Gap-san

Han Eun-jin

Won-jae's wife

Go Seon-ae

Hyeon-kyung

Byeon Gi-jong

Song Jang-ro

Park Chul-min

Han

Lee Jeong-ae

Director & Crew

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