Oh Jung-hae

A former pansori performer travels across South Korea in search of the student he studied with.

A drama centered on brother-and-sister musicians trained to perform the epic Korean poems known as pansori.

While awaiting the publication of his fairytale about his dementia-stricken octogenarian mother, an acclaimed South Korean novelist receives news that she has passed away, so he leaves the city and returns to her village to take part in the funeral.

Based on the great river story, The Taebaek Mountains chronicles the lasting generational conflict between proprietors and peasants in South Korea.