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poster: "[[미스터 션샤인 - Mr Sunshine POSTER.jpg]]"
sources:
  - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sunshine_(South_Korean_TV_series)
tags:
  - tvseries/korean
country:
  - South Korea
title: Mr. Sunshine
original-title: 미스터 션샤인
status: watched
year: "2018"
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24 episodes
RR: Miseuteo Syeonsyain

![[미스터 션샤인 - Mr Sunshine POSTER.jpg]]
# Synopsis

> Mr. Sunshine centres around Eugene Choi, who was born into slavery in Joseon. After his father is beaten to death and his mother dies protecting him, young Eugene escapes to the United States at the time of the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident with the help of a Christian missionary. He grows up in New York City and becomes a Marine Corps officer.

>When he returns to Korea as a captain serving in the US legation in Hanseong, Eugene meets and falls in love with Go Ae-shin, a nobleman's granddaughter who is secretly a freedom fighter and sniper for the Righteous Army. However, their love is challenged by their different classes and the presence of Kim Hui-seong, a nobleman from a prominent family who has been Ae-shin's betrothed since childhood.

>Eugene also encounters Gu Dong-mae, a ruthless samurai; and Kudo Hina, the Joseon-born widow of a wealthy Japanese man and owner of the popular "Glory Hotel".

>As he discovers a plot by the Empire of Japan to colonize Korea, Eugene soon becomes embroiled in the fight for his birth country's sovereignty.

# Notable actors

[[이병헌 Lee Byung-hun]]  as Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin, A captain of the United States Marine Corps and former Joseon slave. After witnessing his parents' death at the hands of their owner, Eugene manages to escape to the United States where he becomes an officer in the Marine Corps and fights in the Spanish–American War.

[[김태리 Kim Tae-ri]] as Go Ae-shin, An orphaned noblewoman and member of the Righteous Army. Her parents were independence fighters who died in Japan due to their colleague's betrayal. She is raised by her paternal grandfather who helps her train as a sniper.

[[김민정 Kim Min-jung]] as Kudo Hina / Yi Yang-hwa, An influential widow who runs a hotel in Korea. Her father forced her to marry an old, rich Japanese man. Upon her husband's mysterious death, she inherited the "Glory Hotel" and successfully operates it on her own. In order to atone for her father's shameful misdeeds and to also find her mother, Hina helps the Emperor in the fight against the Japanese government and the pro-Japanese officials.

[[변요한 Byun Yo-han]] as Kim Hui-seong, A nobleman who is considered to be the richest after the Emperor in terms of land ownership. He is emotionally tormented by his grandfather's past deeds and lives for over a decade in Japan to avoid marrying the woman his family chose for him.

[[이승준 Lee Seung-joon]] as Emeror Gojong, The Korean monarch who desperately fights for the country's sovereignty.

[[김용지 Kim Yong-ji]] as a mute Japanese fortune-teller living with Gu Dong-mae.

[[최명수 Choi Moo-sung]] as Jang Seung-gu, A gunman who trains Go Ae-shin to become a sniper. Due to a misunderstanding he initially despises the Emperor, but eventually becomes the head of the palace guards to protect him

[[이정은 Lee Jung-eun]] as Ms. Ham-an, Go Ae-shin's loyal maid.

[[신정근 Shin Jung-geun]] as Mr. Haeng-rang, Go Ae-shin's manservant.

[[임세미 Im Se-mi]] as Dong mae's mother (cameo episode 3)

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