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Oasis (2003-2003)

Premiere:
December 17, 2003

# of Seasons: 1

Finale:
December 17, 2003

Creators:
Lee Eun-kyung
Sun Kyung-hee

Original Title:
사막의 샘

Alternate Titles:
Oázis
Samakui Saem
The Fountain of the Desert
Оазис

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
MBC

Countries:
KR

Overview from TheMovieDB

Fleeing an arranged marriage to a man she doesn't love, In-hee meets Gi-hyun, an aspiring musician whose most prized possession is his late father's saxophone. In-hee and Gi-hyun cross paths over the years and slowly fall in love. In-hee ends up in the radio business working for Young-jin, a Korean national who supports the Japanese government in its occupation of Korea. As Gi-hyun s musical career begins to take off, he discovers that Young-jin is the same man who murdered his father many years before. As the tension builds, Gi-hyun is suspiciously sent to work hard labor at a coal mine in Japan. Upon the Japanese defeat in World War II, Gi-hyun returns home, full of revenge, to find his life turned upside down.

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Director:
Lee Eun-kyung

Screenplay:
Sun Kyung-hee

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