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Eyes of Dawn

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: October 7, 1991
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 36
  • Networks: MBC
  • Genres: Drama, War & Politics

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Eyes of Dawn(1991)

TMDB Rating: 9.0 (4 votes)

Overview

During the Japanese control of Korea during WWII and before, they used Korea women as prostitutes for their Military Officers and Korean men as grunt soldiers to fight in the trenches during the war with the USA.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

36 episodes • 1991

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Oct 7, 19910.0
2Episode 2Oct 8, 19910.0
3Episode 3Oct 9, 19910.0
4Episode 4Oct 10, 19910.0
5Episode 5Oct 16, 19910.0
6Episode 6Oct 17, 19910.0
7Episode 7Oct 23, 19910.0
8Episode 8Oct 24, 19910.0
9Episode 9Oct 30, 19910.0
10Episode 10Oct 31, 19910.0
11Episode 11Nov 6, 19910.0
12Episode 12Nov 7, 19910.0
13Episode 13Nov 13, 19910.0
14Episode 14Nov 14, 19910.0
15Episode 15Nov 20, 19910.0
16Episode 16Nov 21, 19910.0
17Episode 17Nov 27, 19910.0
18Episode 18Nov 28, 19910.0
19Episode 19Dec 4, 19910.0
20Episode 20Dec 5, 19910.0
21Episode 21Dec 11, 19910.0
22Episode 22Dec 12, 19910.0
23Episode 23Dec 18, 19910.0
24Episode 24Dec 19, 19910.0
25Episode 25Dec 25, 19910.0
26Episode 26Dec 26, 19910.0
27Episode 27Jan 8, 19920.0
28Episode 28Jan 9, 19920.0
29Episode 29Jan 15, 19920.0
30Episode 30Jan 16, 19920.0
31Episode 31Jan 22, 19920.0
32Episode 32Jan 23, 19920.0
33Episode 33Jan 29, 19920.0
34Episode 34Jan 30, 19920.0
35Episode 35Feb 5, 19920.0
36Episode 36Feb 6, 19920.0

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