The Surrogate Womb (1987) on Netflix
Shin, a Joseon nobleman, has no male heir. His wife, unable to give him one, lets him take a surrogate. He picks Ok-nyeo, a poor girl who will do anything for money.
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Plot summary
Shin, a nobleman of the Joseon period, wants a son to carry on his line and has not been able to have one. His wife, who cannot bear him a boy, gives him leave to find a surrogate wife. On his way to look for one he meets Ok-nyeo, a poor seventeen-year-old who tells him she will do anything for money. Her stubborn streak draws him, and he chooses her to bear his child. In his household she lives as a servant. The rules of the arrangement keep her out of sight in daylight, restrict her to the hours his wife sets, and forbid her to leave the building that houses her.
Cast
- Yoon Yang-haas Shin Chi-ho
- Lee Gu-sunas Shin Sang-gyu
- Kim Jeong-ha
- Hwang Kun
- Joo Sang-ho
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Surrogate Womb (1987)
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- The Surrogate Woman became a major box office hit in Taiwan on its release there in early 1988, and is described as arguably the first ever Korean cultural export to the island, ahead of the 1990s Hallyu explosion.
