Toji, the Land () is a 2004 South Korean television series based on the novel Toji, which was written by Pak Kyongni. The series following the story of turbulent life of Choi Seo-hee as she lives throughout the Donghak Peasant Revolution, the Eulmi Incident, the Japanese colonial era, and Korea's independence in 1945. As in the novel, the drama portrays the conflicts between individuals who are engulfed in their own desires of love and veiled enmity, rage and jealousy. Starring Kim Hyun-joo, Yoo Jun-sang, it premiered on SBS on November 26, 2004, and aired on Friday and Saturday at time-slot 20:45-21:45 (KST) till May 22, 2005.
Plot
When she was 5 years old, Seo Hee(Kim Hyun-joo)'s mother left with one of the servants, leaving her behind her father, who had never treated her well. The first shock was a preparation for her hardship. After her father was killed, her relative Joon Goo, taking advantage of her young age to gain possession of the land she rightfully owns. In these miserable years, her low status friend, Kim Gil-sang (Yoo Jun-sang) became her only support. He helped Seo Hee to run away from hometown to escape Joon Goo's plot forced Seo Hee to marry a disabled man. Then, she slowly builds her property as a merchant, driven by a desire to revenge Joon Goo and the ultimate goal is to regain the land.
Cast
Main Kim Hyun-joo as Choi Seo-hee Bae Na-yeon as child Seo-hee Shin Se-kyung as young Seo-hee Yoo Jun-sang as Kim Gil-sang Seo Ji-won as child Gil-sang Kim Ji-hoon as young Gil-sang Lee Jae-eun as Bong-soon/Ki-hwa Kim Han-bi as child Bong-soon/Ki-hwa Hahm Eun-jung as young Bong-soon/Ki-hwa Jung Chan as Lee Sang-hyun Jeong Se-in as young Sang-hyun Hae Hae-jin as Kim Pyeong-san/Kim Doo-su Kim Hoon-gi as young Pyeong-san/Doo-su
People of Choi Cham-pan
Kim Mi-sook as Yoon's wife Park Ji-il as Choi Chi-soo/Choi Cham-pan Kim Yu-seok as Kim Hwan/Gu-cheon Lee Min-young as Byeol-dang Kim Kap-soo as Jo Jun-goo Do Ji-won as Hong's wife Jo An as Gwi-nyeo Park Hye-sook as Bong Sun-ne Kim Young-ok as Gan-nan's Grandmother Son Chang-joon as Jo Byeong-soo Baek Seung-woo as young Byeong-soo Lee Won-jong as Kim Seo-bang Kim Ji-young as Kim Seo-bang's wife Hwang Bo-ra as Yeon-i Park Young-seo as Gae-dong Bae Min-hui as Ma Chi-yeog Choi Seong-ho as Sam-su Baek Seung-wook as Do-li
Pyeongsari people
Park Sang-won as Lee Yong Kim Yeo-jin as Kang Cheong-daek Park Ji-young as Im In-ne Kim Hye-sun as Gong Wol-seun Yang Geum-seok as Ha Man-daek Jeong Jong-jun as Kang Po-su Bae Do-hwan as Lee Chil-seong Lee Won-jae as Kim I-pyung Jung Kyung-soon as Pyeong Sa-ri's widow Park Yong-soo as Kim Young-pal Lee Soon-jae as Kim Hoon-jang Choi Gyu-hwan as Kim Doo-man Kwon Jae-hwan as Kim Han-bok Won Jang-hee as young Han-bok
People of Seohee's house
Oh Tae-kyung as Choi Yoon-guk Won Deok-hyeon as child Yoon-guk Jang Hee-jin as Lee Yang-hyeon Kim Ye-won as child Yang-hyeon Lee Joo-seok as Choi Hwan-guk Kim Seung-wook as child Hwan-guk Kim Seok as young Hwan-guk Park Mi-young as Hwang Deok-hee Shin Sung-woon as Butler Jang Yeon-hak Kim So-hyun as Sae-chim
Independence activists
Park Si-eun as Yoo In-shil Kim Ji-wan as Jiro Ogada Park Jin-hyung as Jeong-seok
People from Im Myeong-hee's side
Jung Ha-na as Im Myeong-hee Lee Chang as Jo Chan-ha Kim Il-woo as Jo Yong-ha Kim Mi-ra as No Ri-ko Kim Hee-jun as Im Myeong-bin
Yongjeong
Oh Yoon-hong as Ok-ne Kwon Soo-hyun as Ok-i Lee Jung-gil as Gong No-myeon Kim Seon-young as Bang's wife Yeom Hyeon-hee as Gong Song-ae Ha Da-som as Shim Geum-nyeo
Others
Go Joo-won as Song Young-kwang Ahn Joo-hee as Kang Hye-sook Jung Wook as Lee Hong Oh Seung-yoon as young Hong Lee Kyung-wha as Heo Bo-yeon Lee Eon-jeong as Jang-yi Jeon Hyun-ah as Lee Im Lee Young-ah as Lee Sang-sang Park Sang-gyu as Lee Dong-jin Park Jin-seong as Song Gwan-soo Kwak Jung-wook as Kang Doo-me Lee Seung-hyung as Hwang Tae-soo Im Seo-yeon as Doo-ri Bae Min-hee as Sam-wol Min Wook Shin Goo as Doctor Moon Lee Seung-cheol as Kim Gae-joo Lim Il-gyu as Kang Doo-me Oh A-rang Lee Tae-hoon as Monk Woo-gwan Yang Dong-jae Maeng Ho-rim Kwon Ki-seon Kwon Kyung-ha Kwon Bok-soon Kim Shin-rok as Han-bok's wife Kim Hwa-ran Jeong Jong-hoon as Master Hye-kwan Kim Hak-yong Jo Jung-guk as Yong-chil Kim Soon-yi Park Yoon-jung
Production
Casting In 2003, SBS confirmed Kim Hyun-joo was chosen as the main role of Choi Seo-hee
Development In October 2003, the drama started filming in Hadong.
The production cost 15 billion won. New setting for the drama were built in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province and Hoengseong, Gangwon Province, South Korea. In Hadong, about 40 houses were built centered on Choi Champandaek, which now become a tourist attraction. And about 80 houses were built in Hoengseong, which contains realistic scenes of Yongjeong, Hoeryong and Jinju, as well as Harbin, China and Japan during the Japanese colonial period.
Note This 2004 version drama was the first drama produced after the novel Toji was completed, has been evaluated to have fully captured the thoughts and thoughts of writer Park Kyongni.
Broadcasting changes and extension The broadcast of episode scheduled on December 19, 2004, was cancelled due to the friendly football match Korea vs Germany.
Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Nominee ResultRef.SBS Drama Awards2005Best DramaLand Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial DramaYoo Jun-sang Best Actor in a Serial DramaLee Soon-jae Top Excellence Award, Actress Kim Hyun-joo Excellence Award, Actress in Serial DramaNetizen Popularity Award Top 10 Star Award Best Supporting ActorKim Kap-soo New Star AwardJo An Child Actor AwardBae Na-yeon Child Actor AwardHahm Eun-Jung32nd Korea Broadcasting AwardsBest ProducerLee Jong-han42nd Baeksang Arts Awards2006Best DramaLand Best Director (TV) Lee Jong-han Best Actress (TV) Kim Hyun-joo Seoul International Drama AwardsBest TV PictureLand
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