Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)
- Korean title
- 쓸쓸하고 찬란하神-도깨비
- Director
- Kwon Hyuk-chan
- Genre
- Drama, Romantic comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Rating
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One-Line Verdict
“A goblin who needs a human bride to end his immortal life, and a girl—destined to have died—who claims to be the 'goblin's bride'.”
Overview
A 939-year-old guardian of souls—who lives alongside a Grim Reaper—seeks a bride to break his curse of immortality.
Kim Shin, a hero from the Goryeo Dynasty who met his end as a traitor, has become an immortal *dokkaebi* (goblin) with a sword pierced through his chest.
Legend has it that only the “Dokkaebi’s bride” can pull the sword from his chest, thereby ending his grim yet brilliant immortality.
Centuries later, in modern-day Seoul, the *dokkaebi* begins living with a Grim Reaper who has lost his memory. By chance, he encounters a high school student named Ji Eun-tak, who claims to be the “Dokkaebi’s bride.”
- First aired
- 2016
- Episode length
- ~77 min
- Age rating
- TV-14
- Country
- South Korea
- Availability last checked
- 03.09.2026 (may be out of date)
Cast & Episodes
Main Characters
- Gong Yoo as Kim Shin
- Kim Go-eun as Ji Eun-tak
- Lee Dong-wook as the Grim Reaper / Wang Yeo
- Yoo In-na as Sunny / Kim Sun
- Yook Sung-jae as Yoo Deok-hwa
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- How many episodes are there?
- It has 16 episodes.
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