Closer to Heaven (Movie - 2009)

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  Ha Ji-won
  하지원
  As
  Lee Ji-soo, funeral service director
  (장례지도사, 이지수)
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  Kim Myeong-min
  김명민
  As
  Lou Gehrig's disease patient, Baek Jong-woo
  (루게릭병 환자, 백종우)
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  Nam Neung-mi
  남능미
  As
  Joo Ok-yeon , 6-person room
  (주옥연, 6인병실)
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  Im Ha-ryong
  임하룡
  As
  Choon-ja's husband, Park Geun-sook, 6-person room
  (춘자 남편, 박근숙, 6인병실)
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  Choi Jong-ryeol
  최종률
  As
  Joo Ok-yeon's husband, 6-person room
  (주옥연 남편, 6인병실)
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  Sin Sin-ae
  신신애
  As
  Jin-hee's mother, 6-person room
  (진희 모, 6인병실)

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