The Recipe

1h 47min

Drama

Mystery

Romance

A man on death-row wants to taste "doenjang jjigae" (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin's heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo.

Production Companies

CJ Entertainment

Film It Suda

Soran Playment

Cast

Lee Yo-won

Lee Yo-won

Jang Hye-jin
Ryu Seung-ryong

Ryu Seung-ryong

Choi Yoo-jin
Yoo Seung-mok

Yoo Seung-mok

Kim Deuk-goo
Cho Seong-ha

Cho Seong-ha

Park Min / Park Goo
Lee Dong-wook

Lee Dong-wook

Kim Hyeon-soo
Nam Jung-hee

Nam Jung-hee

Grandmother
Kim Se-dong

Kim Se-dong

Volunteer
Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Han Myung-sook
Kim Jung-pal

Kim Jung-pal

Detective Kang
Kim Ji-hoon

Kim Ji-hoon

Firefighter
Song Yo-sep

Song Yo-sep

Detective
Jeon So-hyun

Jeon So-hyun

Bean field lady

Release date

21st Oct 2010

Status

Released

Spoken languages

한국어/조선말