Toji, the Land
2004 South Korean television drama series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2004 South Korean television drama series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Toji, the Land (Korean: 토지; RR: Toji) is a 2004 South Korean television series based on the novel Toji ( 토지) written by Park Kyong-ni. The series following the story of turbulent life of Choi Seo-hee as she lives throughout the Donghak Peasant Revolution, the Eulmi Incident, the Japanese colonial era, and Korea's independence in 1945. As in the novel, the drama portrays the conflicts between individuals who are engulfed in their own desires of love and veiled enmity, rage and jealousy. Starring Kim Hyun-joo, Yoo Jun-sang, it premiered on SBS on November 26, 2004, and aired on Friday and Saturday at time-slot 20:45-21:45 (KST) till May 22, 2005.[1]
| Toji, the Land | |
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| Hangul | 토지 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | SBS |
| Based on | Toji by Park Kyong-ni |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Lee Jong-han |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lim Byung-hoon |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | November 26, 2004 – May 22, 2005 |
| Related | |
| Toji | |
When she was 5 years old, Seo Hee(Kim Hyun-joo)'s mother left with one of the servants, leaving her behind her father, who had never treated her well. The first shock was a preparation for her hardship. After her father was killed, her relative Joon Goo, taking advantage of her young age to gain possession of the land she rightfully owns. In these miserable years, her low status friend, Kim Gil-sang (Yoo Jun-sang) became her only support. He helped Seo Hee to run away from hometown to escape Joon Goo's plot forced Seo Hee to marry a disabled man. Then, she slowly builds her property as a merchant, driven by a desire to revenge Joon Goo and the ultimate goal is to regain the land.
In 2003, SBS confirmed Kim Hyun-joo was chosen as the main role of Choi Seo-hee [2]
In October 2003, the drama started filming in Hadong.[2]
The production cost 15 billion won. New setting for the drama were built in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province and Hoengseong, Gangwon Province, South Korea. In Hadong, about 40 houses were built centered on Choi Champandaek, which now become a tourist attraction.[3][4] And about 80 houses were built in Hoengseong, which contains realistic scenes of Yongjeong, Hoeryong and Jinju, as well as Harbin, China and Japan during the Japanese colonial period.[3]
This 2004 version drama was the first drama produced after the novel Toji was completed, has been evaluated to have fully captured the thoughts and thoughts of writer Park Kyongni.
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| SBS Drama Awards | 2005 | Best Drama | Land | Won | [5][6] |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Yoo Jun-sang | Won | |||
| Best Actor in a Serial Drama | Lee Soon-jae | Won | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in Serial Drama | Nominated | ||||
| Netizen Popularity Award | Won | ||||
| Top 10 Star Award | Won | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Kim Kap-soo | Won | |||
| New Star Award | Jo An | Won | |||
| Child Actor Award | Bae Na-yeon | Won | |||
| Child Actor Award | Hahm Eun-Jung | Won | |||
| 32nd Korea Broadcasting Awards | Best Producer | Lee Jong-han | Won | ||
| 42nd Baeksang Arts Awards | 2006 | Best Drama | Land | Won | [7] |
| Best Director (TV) | Lee Jong-han | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress (TV) | Kim Hyun-joo | Nominated | |||
| Seoul International Drama Awards | Best TV Picture | Land | Won | [8] |
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