Malmoe: The Secret Mission

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Movie: Malmoe: The Secret Mission (English title)
Revised romanization: Malmoi
Hangul: 말모이
Director: Uhm Yoo-Na
Writer: Uhm Yoo-Na
Producer: Yoon Seo-Young
Cinematographer: Choi Young-Hwan
Release Date: January 9, 2019
Runtime: 135 min.
Genre: Period-1940
Distributor: Lotte Cultureworks
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Set in the 1940's when Korea was under Japanese occupation. Korean people were banned from speaking their own language during that time.

Pan-Soo (Yu Hae-Jin) has been imprisoned several times and it is nothing special for him to go there. He does not know how to read or write the Korean language. One day, he steals Jung-Hwan’s (Yoon Kye-Sang) bag to help pay for his son's tuition fee. Jung-Hwan is the son of a wealthy Korean family who are pro-Japanese. Yet, Jung-Hwan is a representative of the Korean Language Society. By meeting Jung-Hwan, Pan-Soo's life soon changes. They work together to publish a Korean language dictionary.

Notes

Filming began April 1, 2018 and finished July 15, 2018.
The Korean title “Malmoi” comes from the first Korean language dictionary manuscript which was written by Ju Si-Gyeong and published in 1911. He was one of the founders of modern Korean linguistics.

Cast



Yu Hae-Jin	Yoon Kye-Sang	Jo Hyun-Do	Park Ye-Na	Kim Sun-Young
Kim Pan-Soo	Ryoo Jung-Hwan	Kim Duk-Jin	Kim Soon-Hee	Goo Ja-Young



Kim Hong-Fa	Kim Tae-Hoon	Woo Hyeon	Min Jin-Woong	Heo Sung-Tae
Teacher Jo	Park-Hoon	Im Dong-Ik	Min Woo-Chul	Ueda



Song Young-Chang	Yoo Jae-Myung	Choi Gwi-Hwa	Lee Jung-Eun	Yoon Kyung-Ho
Ryoo Wan-Taek	Kim Doo-Bong	mailman	teacher from Jeju	optometrist

Gu Jun-Woo

Park Gil-Nam

Additional Cast Members:

Lee Sung-Wook - Jang Choon-Sam
Cho Hyun-Chul - Park Bong-Doo
Ye Soo-Jung - Teacher Jo's wife
Kim Dong-Young - Kim Duk-Jin (adult)
Park Tae-Yun - love's history kid 1
Ko Jae-Won - love's history kid 3
Kim Do-Yeob - Nam-Chul
Lee Seo-Hwan - Department Head Lee
Oh Hee-Joon - mailman
Lee Dong-Yong - teacher from Gyeongsang Province
Yoo Soon-Woong - teacher from Hamgyong Province
Choi Yoon-Bin - Pansoo group from Busan
No Young-Ju - Pansoo group from Buyeo
Lee Da-Il - Pan-Soo's group from Jeju
Park Won-Suk - Pansoo group from Mokpo
Oh Kyung-Min - Pansoo group from Onyang
Kim Kyu-Baek - Pansoo group from Pyeongyang
Yoon Young-Kyun - Pansoo group from Andong
Lee Dong-Hyun - Pansoo group from Uiseong
Joo Suk-In - Pansoo group from Goseong
Jo Seung-Gu - Pansoo group from Hamheung
Song Hyung-Soo - Ryoo Wan-Taek's secretary
Song Boo-Gun - Kawamoto
Jeon Jin-Ki - state affairs general
Kwon Hyuk - Kyunsung station Japanese man
Jo Yoo-Shin - Japanese man 1 on streetcar
Kim Dae-Hyun - Japanese man 2 on streetcar
Jeong Gi-Seop - Duk-Jin's homeroom teacher
Lee Sang-Hee - Gyeongsang Station storage employee
Lee Hyun-Geol - Seodaemun Prison Guard
Kim Tae-Yul - dandelion student 1
Park Kyung-Geun - sign manager
Goo Min-Hyuk - Haejoo night school teacher 2
Kang Jeon-Young - police officer
Ji Won-Ho
Kim Ga-Yoon

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Monette Aug 03 2022 10:37 am I am out of words.

I am happy and sad. I could not imagine how hard life way back WW. This is such a precious movie and a must watch by south Korean children... Even if i am not Korean, i felt so proud for the real people who made the dictionary. They are so brave!

A round of applause to the director, actors and actresses, and staffs who made this possible. seeing the old places like on what I have watched... So nostalgic

Fansof_heo May 29 2022 3:38 pm Brilliant, amazing! Love this movie. Love the actors. I know Heo Sung-tae is the villain here but I could never hate him. Just perfection. History is so interesting to learn and this movie just showed the power that Korea still have ??

Changhwa Heo Nov 15 2021 1:27 pm Ueda is a menace to the society but he's kinda hot so.... GSJXKXJAHAHA

Charlie Jul 24 2021 10:10 pm Amazing movie! The history behind it was spot on. Probably Japanese people or sympathizers downvoting it. The Japanese tried so hard to get rid of the Korean language and history. My grandparents still remember these times. I still can't believe history taught in Japan says that the Japanese went to Korea to "help" the people there. Anyways, the movie is well-worth a watch if you are interested in history and WWII.

Destry Jan 27 2021 12:04 am This is a quality film with great performances by talented, seasoned performers. The low rating is probably due to the fact that some are upset or embarrassed that Japan did these things and can't handle seeing a film about what Japan did.

Rather than rate the film with a low score, people should "man up" and accept history so it doesn't get repeated. Scoring this film low is like giving a low score to Twelve Years a Slave because one can't face the facts.

Awaa Dec 08 2020 6:18 pm Crazy, i just watch from the middle to the end and i cried so much. I've been in korean drama enthu for 6 years and this is my first comment ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

lin Mar 25 2020 3:14 am This movie is so good. wonder why it's underrated. because the stars are not big enough? whatever, recommended!

Klover Mar 17 2020 9:30 am This is a good movie for me because I love their language! Hihi!

JJ Jan 28 2020 7:34 pm this is a must-see movie of Yoon Kye sang, even if i'm not from SK, i feel so proud of how the leader of this group played by Yoon as Mr Ryu worked so diligently just so they can preserve the Korean dictionary! I dunno why ppl here did not rate this as much as they should have, shame on them! This movie depicted the struggles of these Koreans who risked their lives for their own country's language! I cldn't believe how they suffered during the Japanese occupation! W.out spoiling others who haven't seen this, there were some scenes w/c can make you cry! Kudos to Yoon kye sang for his great performance here & quite wondered why Yoon as well as his co-star Yu hae jin didn't win awards for their roles plus the production itself was pretty amazing! 2 thumbs up waaay up! I can't help but be teary eyed watching this move! I'm also glad for this very simple way that their language hangeul which i am learning right now is very easy to read and write! I'm happy to rate this 80%!!!

Jinjoo Jan 28 2020 6:11 pm this is amazing movie how they filmed it to make it look like in the early days, with the streetcar and all that plus the costumes! Yoon kye sang brought me to see this movie, after seeing him in chocolate drama, i miss him already :) love this actor! he's so versatile! sarang hae yo Yoon kye sang! i also wondered why the rating of ppl here was too low, pls you can do better than that instead of 29%, they deserved to be complimented for the production alone! Don't be stingy :(

Linda Hay Sep 08 2019 3:51 am I wonder why the vote is so low... this is really a wonderful movie!

sleepy Feb 26 2019 5:44 pm Great storyline with superb acting. Please watch this. It's really well made. It's an honest accurate depiction of what happened during Japanese occupation of Korea and I really appreciate the director for bringing this to light. You develop a greater appreciation for the the opportunity to learn certain languages after this. Thank you to those people who devoted their lives to preserve Korean. I'm not sure why the reviews are so low on here but this movie did really well in Korea.

jan Jan 14 2019 12:00 am I cried so much.... thanks to the passionate and dedicated people of the past who, even when faced with the worst odds, still pushed through, the korean language still exists. Had it's funny moments and a lot of scenes that had my heart racing out of the suspenseand fear. Great movie! Please watch :-)

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