A Day Off
1968 · 74 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama
One Sunday, a penniless unmarried young South Korean couple meet, as they do every Sunday; while the pregnant young woman believes they are not ready to bring a child into the world, the young man decides to go visit his friends to borrow money for delivery.
Directed by Lee Man-hee · Written by Lee Man-hee
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Shin Seong-il Heo-wook -
Ji Yun-seong Ji-yeon - K Kim Sun-cheol Han Gyu-je
- K Kim Seong-ok Jo Eok-man
- A An Eun-suk Woman
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Kim Kyeong-ran Ho-won -
Kim Ki-beom Deputy Head of Department - K Kim Kwang-il Park Gwang-il
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Son Jun Doctor - J Jang In-han Ji-yeon's Father
- K Kim So-je Fortune Teller
- J Jo Hyang-min
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