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A K-fantasy action unfolds as the Nine-tailed fox makes a crash landing in the year 1938, an era of chaos, and he struggles to return to the present.

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episode image Chapter 1: Brotherhood, 1938
8.8/10 (637 votes)

#1 Chapter 1: Brotherhood, 1938

S1:E1

Four months after Lee Rang’s death, Lee Yeon resumes to be the nine-tailed fox on the condition that Lee Rang reincarnates. Meanwhile, an uninvited guest steals the guardian stone, and disappears "into the cabinet." Lee Yeon jumps into the cabinet and finds himself standing in Gyeongseong in the year 1938. He then encounters Lee Rang, who immediately just charges at his brother, yelling "Die!"

episode image Chapter 12: Joseon's Last Mountain God
8.7/10 (165 votes)

#2 Chapter 12: Joseon's Last Mountain God

S1:E12

In a room filled with opium smoke, Lee Yeon from 1938 starts after reading a letter. Yeo-hee and Jae-yoo got kidnapped last night. Lee Yeon meets the Chief Commissioner who proposes an exchange deal. Akira informs Hong-joo and Lee Rang that the one hostage who gets to live depends on them. The air is tense as Lee Rang's eyes shake at Hong-joo's words. That's when Lee Yeon bursts into the room...

episode image Chapter 2: Beautiful "Mi"
8.4/10 (181 votes)

#3 Chapter 2: Beautiful "Mi"

S1:E2

After saving Lee Rang, Lee Yeon fails to return to the present, so he visits Taluipa of the 1930s, who asks him to work for her until the Gate of Time reopens. Under Taluipa's orders, both brothers board a train to find the Legendary Pipe. Inside the train is a woman who prepares to greet Lee Yeon, Shinju who devises an escape plan, and an hourglass that indicates the approaching overpass.

episode image Chapter 5: The Foundling II
8.4/10 (127 votes)

#4 Chapter 5: The Foundling II

S1:E5

Inside Myoyeongak, detectives, who're here for baby, are confronting Lee Yeon and Lee Rang. A scuffle breaks out, while Mi-ho innocently smiles within the bubbles. Meanwhile, Hong-joo arrives in Manchuria where she finds "Lee Yeon in 1938" drunk on opium. Lee Yeon calls for "Ah-eum," to which her face turns cold. Just as she turns to leave, Lee Yeon from 1938 calls out and hugs her from behind...!

episode image Chapter 3: Saetani
8.3/10 (139 votes)

#5 Chapter 3: Saetani

S1:E3

There's a "big rice chest" covered with amulets, and Moo-yeong appears before it. He is then seen carrying a blindfolded young girl, who removes her blindfold and chimes her bell saying, "Where are you? Found you!" Lee Yeon opens his eyes and meets her gaze, only to wake up screaming. That afternoon, after seeing Hong-joo holding a bouquet of flowers, everything goes black before his eyes...

episode image Chapter 4: The Foundling
8.3/10 (132 votes)

#6 Chapter 4: The Foundling

S1:E4

A strange basket appears in front of Myoyeongak. Inside it is a living, breathing baby with "7 red moles" on her forehead. Although both brothers secretly attempt to place the basket on someone else's doorstep, they return to find it sitting right where it was found?! Meanwhile, red-white mask steals from Gyeongseong’s gold mining royalties in search of the "golden ruler" that revives the dead.

episode image Chapter 9: Bando Hotel
8.3/10 (119 votes)

#7 Chapter 9: Bando Hotel

S1:E9

Gyeongseong's indigenous gods vanished and died overnight! At Myoyeongak, Lee Yeon tells Hong-joo that he will take the treasures to the Bando Hotel. After a round of fist fights and drinks, Lee Yeon tells Moo-yeong the same thing. Meanwhile, Hong-joo bargains with the Chief Commissioner for the safety of Myoyeongak and her girls... All demons gather at the Bando Hotel to obtain the treasures.

episode image Chapter 11: Trap
8.3/10 (115 votes)

#8 Chapter 11: Trap

S1:E11

Lee Yeon as Nyudo appears astounded that there are five mercenaries, not four. As he unwraps a piece of caramel, he calls for Oogama and Yuki to buy some time. Nyudo as Lee Yeon lures Hong-joo and Moo-yeong, and the guardian stone's whereabouts provoke them to fight. Meanwhile, Yeo-hee's breathing unstabilizes and axiousness permeates Room 302. Azalea determinedly approaches with a dagger...

episode image Chapter 6: The Corner Game
8.2/10 (125 votes)

#9 Chapter 6: The Corner Game

S1:E6

A "red pouch" is placed on Myoyeongak's roof: Moo-yeong's invitation to a dangerous guest. Meanwhile, Jook-hyang notices one new gisaeng wearing a pair of "old straw shoes." That night, Eun-ho and the gisaengs play the "corner game" calling on corner ghosts. Just then, the candle burns out, and Eun-ho disappears. To get her back, the mountain gods and Shin-ju play the corner game once again...

episode image Chapter 7: Jangsan Tiger
8.2/10 (117 votes)

#10 Chapter 7: Jangsan Tiger

S1:E7

Lee Yeon and Moo-young get caught in an unknown act while searching for the Jangsan Tiger in the "Path of the Damned." They're tied up and had their throats slashed mercilessly, only to wake up and find that it was all for a TV series set. They are given a script titled "Jangsan Tiger's Bride." As they attempt to leave, they're surprised to see the female lead get out of a van. It's Hong-joo.

episode image Chapter 10: Shinigami Mercenaries
8.2/10 (115 votes)

#11 Chapter 10: Shinigami Mercenaries

S1:E10

In the painting at Bando Hotel, Room 404, the three mountain gods face Ushiuchibo. At the snap of his finger, Hong-joo and Moo-yeong vomit blood. Lee Yeon searches for an antidote in the woods when he encounters an injured old man. The old man turns out to be Onyudo, a mercenary. As black smoke emerges from his mouth, something unbelievable happens. They switch bodies!

episode image Chapter 8: Indigenous Gods
8.1/10 (111 votes)

#12 Chapter 8: Indigenous Gods

S1:E8

It's been days since Jangsan Tiger's uproar. Lee Rang remembers Moo-yeong's warning and heads to Myoyeongak. "Shinigami Mercenaries" arrive at Gyeongseong Station, and are ordered to capture "Joseon demons." Meanwhile, protesting indigenous gods go to Myoyeonggak. Hyunuiong looks troubled. Lee Rang changes his expression during a gambling event where the bet is on lifespan instead of money.

Cast & Chracters

character image Lee Yeon

Lee Yeon

Actor: Lee Dong-wook
character image Ryu Hong-joo

Ryu Hong-joo

Actor: Kim So-yeon
character image Lee Rang

Lee Rang

Actor: Kim Bum
character image Chun Moo-yeong

Chun Moo-yeong

Actor: Ryu Kyung-soo
character image Sunwoo Eun-ho

Sunwoo Eun-ho

Actor: Kim Yong-ji
character image Taluipa

Taluipa

Actor: Kim Jung-nan
character image Gu Shin-ju

Gu Shin-ju

Actor: Hwang Hee
character image Hyun Ui-ong

Hyun Ui-ong

Actor: An Kil-kang
character image Yoo Jae-yoo

Yoo Jae-yoo

Actor: Han Kyun-yu
character image Mae-hwa

Mae-hwa

Actor: Kim Ju-Young
character image Nan-cho

Nan-cho

Actor: Kim Na-hyun
character image Guk-hee

Guk-hee

Actor: Kang Na-eon
character image Bu Doo-mok / Lee Mi-yeon

Bu Doo-mok / Lee Mi-yeon

Actor: Jo Dal-hwan
character image Jang Yeo-hee

Jang Yeo-hee

Actor: Woo Hyun-jin
character image Saito Akira

Saito Akira

Actor: Lim Ji-ho
character image Kato Ryuhei

Kato Ryuhei

Actor: Ha Do-kwon
character image Snail Bride Bok Hye-ja

Snail Bride Bok Hye-ja

Actor: Kim Soo-jin
character image Jook-hyang

Jook-hyang

Actor: Joo Ye-rim
character image Jung Dae-seung

Jung Dae-seung

Actor: Jeong Soo-kyo
character image Young Ryu Hong-joo

Young Ryu Hong-joo

Actor: Park Ye-rin
character image Young Chun Moo-yeong

Young Chun Moo-yeong

Actor: Lee Kyung-hoon
character image Young Lee Yeon

Young Lee Yeon

Actor: Lee Jae-joon

The highest rated episode of Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 is "Chapter 1: Brotherhood, 1938" (S1E1) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 637 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Chapter 8: Indigenous Gods" (S1E8) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 111 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Chapter 1: Brotherhood, 1938" (S1E1) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 637 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Chapter 8: Indigenous Gods" (S1E8) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 111 votes.

Name Department Job
Jo Nam-hyung Directing Director
Kang Shin-hyo Directing Director
Kim Young-kyu Production Executive Producer
Lee Hae-young Production Producer
Han Woo-ri Writing Writer

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