Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits

Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits

110 mins | Drama, Documentary | March 6, 2014

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.

Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits

110 mins | Drama, Documentary | March 6, 2014

Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits
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.
Producers Atnine Film
Original title 만신
Directors Park Chan-kyong
Writers Woo Moon-gi, Kim Keum-hwa, Park Chan-kyong

Cast

Kim Keum-hwa

as herself

Moon So-ri

as Manshin (The middle-aged KIM Keum-hwa)

Ryu Hyun-kyung

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

Kim Sae-ron

as Neom-sae (Child Kim Keum-hwa)

Kim Sang-hyun

as Narrator

Baek Su-ryeon

as Maternal Grandmother

Kim Young-sun

as Mother

Baek Ji-won

as Sister

Kim Joong-ki

as Chief secret agent

Lee Myung-haeng

as Mr. Park (secret agent)

Kim Sae-byuk

as Mr. Park's Wife

Ryu Hye-young

as Mr. Park's Sister-in-law

Lee Sang-hee

as Daughter-in-law