One Shining Day

One Shining Day

2006 · 133 min · ★ 4.7 · Romance, Drama

Episode 1. Mie comes to Korea in search for a keepsake, which her grandpa left behind when going back to Japan from Jeju Island due to Korean Liberation. She and her friend, Eiko meet a variety of Korean on their journey to Jeju Island. Episode 2. Jong-hwan defrauds people of money with a laptop-computer to make money for meeting his mother who lives in Japan. Episode 3. On arriving at the airport, Ishida starts running to catch the flight to Japan. He ends up missing his flight by bumping against Go-ny, working at a duty-free shop at the airport. After a while, they get to meet up once again at the airport and spend some time together.

Directed by Kim Jong-kwan · Written by Kim Sung-ho

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Yukie Mori Mie (segment "The Treasure Island")
Kiki Sugino Eiko (segment "The Treasure Island")
Hahn Vad Motor Scooter Owner (segment "The Treasure Island")
Jo Hee-bong Exchange man (segment "The Treasure Island")
Min Bok-gi Detective 2 (segment "The Treasure Island")
Yang Ik-june Ik-june (segment "The Treasure Island")
Kim Dong-young Jong-hwan (segment "Good-bye")
Jeong Dae-hoon Young-su (segment "Good-bye")
Oh Jung-se Physical education teacher (segment "Good-bye")
Lee So-yeon Go-ny (segment "The Beautiful Strangers")
Kim Joo-ryoung Hyun-ju (segment "The Beautiful Strangers")
Yoo Chae-mok Manager (segment "The Beautiful Strangers")

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