The Gingko Bed (Movie - 1995)

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  Han Suk-kyu
  한석규
  As
  Soo-hyeon
  (수현)
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  Shim Hye-jin
  심혜진
  As
  Seon-yeong
  (선영)
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  Jin Hee-kyung
  진희경
  As
  Mi-dan
  (미단)
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  Shin Hyun-joon
  신현준
  As
  General Hwang
  (황 장군)
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  Kim Hak-cheol
  김학철
  As
  Byeong Won-jang
  (병원장)
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  Kim Myung-kook
  김명국
  As
  Jin-myeong
  (진명)

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  [HanCinema's Hall of Fame Review] "Shiri"
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  Kang Je-gyu: 'I Devoted My Passion to 'My Way"
  2011/12/16, Source
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  "I made my first album after 20 years of movie music"
  2011/03/15, Source
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  Korean Actress Kim Gains Spotlight in the United States
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• One-Man War-Maker
  2003/12/24, Source
  by Pak Don-gyu
  
  Nobody knew that it would take this long. Kang Je-gyu, who brought fantasy to Korea with "The Gingko Bed", and pushed Korean movies to the next level with the bl,...More