Bridal Mask


Bridal Mask is a 2012 KBS2 period drama based on the popular Korean manhwa by Huh Young-man. Set in Seoul, Korea, during the 1930s Japanese colonial era, the story follows a man named Lee Kang-to, a Korean police officer commissioned by the Japanese Police to betray his own country and aid the Japanese in the annihilation of the Korean rebellion. It stars Joo Won, Jin Se-yeon, Park Ki-woong and Shin Hyun-joon.
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Synopsis

In the 1930s, Lee Kang-to lives in Korea, which is oppressed under Imperial Japanese rule. Despite being Korean, he works with the Japanese police in order to capture "Bridal Mask," a mysterious rebel who fights for Korean independence. Later, he secretly dons the Bridal Mask and fights the unjust Japanese regime. He struggles to balance his personal facade as a Japanese police officer and his private life as Bridal Mask.
Kimura Shunji is a gentle Japanese schoolteacher. He is best friends with Kang-to and falls in love with the fiercely patriotic Mok-dan. His hatred for Bridal Mask and unrequited love for Mok-dan twists him into a darker person.

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Chun Ho-jin - Kimura Taro
  • Jeon No-min - Mok Damsari
  • Son Byong-ho - Circus Master Jo Dong-ju
  • Song Ok-sook - Mrs. Han
  • Lee Il-jae - Lee Seon
  • Ahn Hyung-joon - Katsuyama Jun
  • Lee Byung-joon - Shin Nan-da
  • Song Min-Hyung - Wada Ryo
  • Ahn Suk-hwan - Lee Shi-yong
  • Kim Jung-nan - Lee Hwa-gyung
  • Lee Kyung-shil - Oh Dong-nyeon
  • Kim Tae-young - Park In-sam
  • Son Yeo-eun - Um Sun-hwa
  • Seo Yun-a - Ham Gye-soon
  • Park Joo-hyung - Kimura Kenji
  • Jeon Gook-hwan - Ueno Hideki
  • Bruce Khan - Ginpei Gato
  • Kim Eung-soo - Konno Goji
  • Yoon Jin-ho - Goiso Tadanobu
  • Yoon Bong-kil - Abe Shinji
  • Ban Min-jung - Jeok Pa/Anna
  • Ji Seo-yun - Tasha
  • Baek Jae-jin - Director Bong
  • Choi Dae-hoon - Lee Hae-suk/Minami Tamao
  • Bang Joong-hyun - Park Sung-mo
  • Jang Joon-yoo - Merry
  • Lee Jae-won - No Sang-yeob
  • Kim Kyu-chul - Woo Byung-joon
  • Ko In-beom - Jo Young-geun
  • Kwon Tae-won - Choi Myung-sub
  • Kim Bang-won - Kim Deuk-soo
  • Jeon Hyun - Baek Gun
  • Kim Myung-gon - Yang-baek
  • Park Sung-woong - Dong-jin
  • Park Bo-gum - Han Min-gyu

Production accident

The drama was originally expected to air on May 9, 2012 but a bus accident resulting in the death of a stunt double and serious injuries of other crew members caused delays in production. On the last episode that aired on September 6, 2012, KBS sent out a formal apology message towards the relatives of the victims and friends.

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