▁perfect ed ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ta ese ong ▁near ▁Py ong y ang . ▁He ▁returns ▁home ▁one ▁day ▁to ▁find ▁his ▁father ▁poison ed ▁by ▁Korean - born ▁Japanese ▁woman ▁Mie ko , ▁who ▁claims ▁that ▁the ▁elder ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁own ▁father . ▁At ▁first ▁mist aking ▁the ▁woman ▁for ▁his ▁child hood ▁sweet heart , ▁So ▁G ye on , ▁Ta ek ▁is ▁forced ▁into ▁action ▁when ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁lay ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁sacred ▁texts ▁containing ▁the ▁secre ts ▁of ▁Py ong y ang ▁N alph aram . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Ri ▁R ye ong - h un ▁... ▁Je ong ▁Ta ek ▁ ▁Kim ▁H ye - gy e ong ▁... ▁So ▁G ye on ▁ ▁Ri ▁Y un - su ▁ ▁Yu ▁H ye - gy e ong ▁... ▁Mie ko ▁ ▁Kim ▁G we ong - ye ol ▁ ▁Nam ▁R ye ong - wo o ▁ ▁Kim ▁Che on - ye ol ▁ ▁Ch oi ▁Ye ong - ch un ▁ ▁Ri ▁Se ong - gang ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Py ong y ang ▁N alph aram ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁reported ▁ 6 ▁million ▁adm issions ▁at ▁the ▁North ▁Korean ▁box ▁office . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁North ▁Korean ▁films ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 — the ▁other ▁being ▁The ▁School g irl ' s ▁Di ary — and ▁both ▁films ▁were ▁screen ed ▁at ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Py