Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits (2014)

7.7/10 • 110 min • Documentary Drama

Overview

A life documentary of a woman who was shunned for being possessed by spirits as a girl, oppressed for following superstitions as an adult, how she grows to be a great shaman who embraces the pain of all people, and how she comes to be honored as a national treasure of Korea with her outstanding artistic talents throughout Korea's tumultuous history.

Cast

Moon So-ri

Manshin (The middle-aged KIM Keum-hwa)

Ryu Hyun-kyung

New Manshin (17-year-old Kim Keum-hwa)

Kim Sae-ron

Neom-sae (Child Kim Keum-hwa)

Kim Sang-hyun

Baek Su-ryeon

Maternal Grandmother

Kim Young-sun

Baek Ji-won

Kim Joong-ki

Chief secret agent

Lee Myung-haeng

Mr. Park (secret agent)

Kim Sae-byuk

Mr. Park's Wife

Ryu Hye-young

Mr. Park's Sister-in-law

Lee Sang-hee

Daughter-in-law

Jeon So-hyun

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