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A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan

A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan

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A Skinny and a Fatty Go to Camp Nonsan

1959

1h 46m

5.5(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A Skinny and a Fatty go to Nonsan army training camp, but they soon find camp life is too hard for them. A nonsensical comedy filled with funny episodes that will make you smile broadly.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Seok-cheon Yang

Seok-cheon Yang

Skinny

Yang Hoon

Yang Hoon

Fatty

Jo Mi-ryeong

Jo Mi-ryeong

Skinny's Lover, Eun-joo

Jo Deok-ja

Fatty's Lover, Okhwa

Kim Seung-ho

Kim Seung-ho

Kim Jin-kyu

Kim Jin-kyu

Company commander

Yoon Il-bong

Yoon Il-bong

Jeong Ae-ran

Jeong Ae-ran

Fatty's mother

Deok-seong Jo

Chairman Dong

Kim Jeong-ok

Kim Jeong-ok

Creative team

Directed by: Hwa-rang Kim
Written by: Park Seong-ho
Produced by: Lim Hwa-su

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