The Hero Returns
A girl who has failed to be accepted by a first-rate university and is suffering from depression, suddenly finds herself pulled into the past. She meets her parents as teenagers and must somehow find a way to spark their romance before she can return to her own time.
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Cast
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Kim Hee-ae
Young-mi
Known for
The World of the Married
Queenmaker
Kim Hye-yeong
Eun-hye
Also in
Sorrow Even Up in Heaven
진리식당
Lee Yeong-ha
Tae-min
Also in
I'm Sorry, I Love You
Sang Doo! Let's Go to School
Kim Seong-chan
Jin-woo
Also in
Good Windy Days
People in the Slum
Kim Young-ae
Ms. Han
Known for
Doctors
Moon Embracing the Sun
Nam Seong-hoon
Dr. Oh
Also in
Sandglass
The Form of the Last Man
Kim In-mun
Director
Known for
My Sassy Girl
My Little Bride
Choe Won-seok
Jang-ho
Also in
To Catch a Virgin Ghost
Kim Su-Gyeong
Eun-jeong
Also in
Declaration of Fools
The Song of Resurrection
Kim Hye-seon
Young Eun-mi
No other roles listed
Hyeon Ji-yeong
Young Eun-jeong
No other roles listed
Jang Jeong-ju
Traffic police
No other roles listed
Jo Geum-hwan Director · Lee Mun-woong Writer Jeong Min-seob Composer
First release June 27, 1987 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 영웅 돌아오다
Production
Hanjin Enterprises Company
Production
South Korea
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Languages
Original title
영웅 돌아오다
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · June 27, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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