Mr. Sunshine

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***Mr. Sunshine*** (미스터 션샤인) is a 2018 South Korean television series written by Kim Eun-sook and directed by Lee Eung-bok, starring Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-ri, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Min-jung, and Byun Yo-han. Set in the early 20th century, "Mr. Sunshine" tells the story of a star-crossed love between a common soldier in the resistance movement against the Japanese occupation and an aristocrat's daughter.

## Plot

*Mr. Sunshine* centres around Eugene Choi, who was born into slavery in Joseon. After escaping to the United States at the time of the 1871 Shinmiyangyo, he becomes a Marine Corps officer.

When he returns to Joseon for a mission, Eugene meets and falls in love with an aristocrat's granddaughter, Go Ae-shin, who is part of the Righteous Army. However, their love is challenged by their different classes and the presence of Kim Hui-seong, a nobleman who has been Ae-shin's betrothed since childhood. Eugene also encounters Gu Dong-mae, a ruthless samurai, and Kudo Hina, owner of the popular "Glory Hotel". At the same time, he discovers a plot by the Empire of Japan to colonize Korea and soon becomes embroiled in the fight for his birth country's sovereignty.

## Cast

### Main

* Lee Byung-hun as Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin
* Kim Tae-ri as Go Ae-shin
* Yoo Yeon-seok as Gu Dong-mae / Ishida Shō
* Kim Min-jung as Kudo Hina / Yi Yang-hwa
* Byun Yo-han as Kim Hui-seong

### Supporting

* Lee Seung-joon as Emperor Gojong
* Kang Shin-il as Yi Jung-mun
* Kim Eui-sung as Yi Wan-ik / Rinoie Hiroaki
* Kim Joong-hee as Yi Deok-mun
* Choi Jin-ho as Yi Se-hun
* Jung Hee-tae as Police Commissioner Jung
* Shin Mun-sung as Postmaster Yoon
* Kim Kang-il as Doctor Matsuyama
* Jung Seung-gil as Ye Wan-yong
* Kim Kap-soo as Hwang Eun-san
* Lee Si-hoon as Yoshino Kō
* Choi Moo-sung as Jang Seung-gu
* Seo Yoo-jung as Hong-pa
* Jang Dong-yoon as Jun-young
* Oh Ah-yeon as So-ah
* Im Chul-soo as Jeon Seung-jae
* Ji Seung-hyun as Song Yeong
* Lee Dong-yong as Yi Sang-mok
* Lee Soon-won as Park Mu-geol
* Lee Dong-hee as baker
* Park Sung-hoon as blacksmith
* Kim In-woo as Itō Hirobumi
* Jung In-kyum as Hayashi Gonsuke
* Kim Nam-hee as Mori Takashi
* Gong Dae-yu as Sasaki Soyu
* Yoon Dae-yul as Hasegawa Yoshimichi
* Lee Jung-hyun as Second Sergeant Tsuda
* Choi Kwang-je as Second Sergeant Yamada
* Song Jin-woo as Hyung-ki
* Jeong Tae-ya as Suzuki
* Lee Ho-jae as Go Sa-hong
* Lee Jung-eun as Ms. Ham-an
* Shin Jung-geun as Mr. Haeng-rang
* Kim Na-woon as Madame Cho
* Park Ah-in as Go Ae-sun
* David Lee McInnis as Kyle Moore
* Jo Woo-jin as Im Gwan-su
* Ko Woo-rim as Son Do-mi
* Lorne Edward Oliver as Horace Newton Allen
* Kim Eung-soo as Kim Pan-seo
* Kim Dong-gyun as Kim An-pyeong
* Lee Hak-joo as young Kim An-pyeong
* Kim Hye-eun as Yun Ho-sun
* Jung Min-ah as Yeon-ju
* Yoon Joo-man as Yuzo
* Kim Yong-ji as Hotaru
* Hakuryu as leader of the Musin Society
* Shin Soo-yeon as Son Su-mi
* Kim Si-eun as Gwi-dan
* Yoon Byung-hee as Kim Yong-ju
* Kim Byung-chul as Il-sik
* Bae Jung-nam as Chun-sik
* Jason Nelson as Joseph W. Stenson
* Ariane Desgagnés-Leclerc as Stella
* Park Bo-mi as Yun Nam-jong

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr.\_Sunshine\_(South\_Korean\_TV\_series
2. ↑ https://www.hancinema.net/korean\_drama\_Mr\_p\_\_Sunshine.php