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Salt. Earth. Wind. Water. And a secret ingredient.

A man on death-row wants to taste "doenjang jjigae" (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin's heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.

1h 47m2010TMDb 6.6

Korean

Crew and Cast

Storyline

A man on death-row wants to taste "doenjang jjigae" (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin's heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.

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Info

Original title
된장
Status
Released
Released
21 October 2010
Runtime
1h 47m
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (19 votes)

Production

Director
Lee Suh-goon
Studios
CJ Entertainment, Film It Suda, Soran Playment
Countries
South Korea

Languages

Original
Korean
Spoken
Korean