Almost Love
| Almost Love | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | 청춘만화 |
| Hanja | 靑春漫畵 |
| Revised Romanization | Cheongchun-manhwa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch‘ŏngch‘unmanhwa |
| Directed by | Lee Han |
| Produced by | Han Seong-gu |
| Written by | Lee Han |
| Starring |
Kwon Sang-woo Kim Ha-neul |
| Music by | Kim Min-gyu |
| Cinematography | Lee Jun-gyu |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$3 million |
| Box office | US$9,131,392 |
Almost Love (Hangul: 청춘만화; RR: Cheongchun-manhwa; lit. "Youth Comic") is a 2006 South Korean film. It was directed by Lee Han, starring Kwon Sang-woo and Kim Ha-neul.[1] Distributed by Showbox, it was released on March 23, 2006, and ran at 116 minutes.
Plot
Ji-hwan is a taekwondo student with a part-time job as a stunt man, who dreams of becoming Korea's answer to Jackie Chan. Dal-rae is a drama student and aspiring actress, but tends to fail auditions because of her timid personality. The two are old friends who have grown up together, but their relationship becomes complicated when they each start dating other people.[2]
Cast
- Kwon Sang-woo - Ji-hwan
- Park Ji-bin - young Ji-hwan
- Kim Ha-neul - Dal-rae
- Jung Min-ah - young Dal-rae
- Lee Sang-woo - Moon Young-hoon
- Jang Mi-inae - Kim Ji-min
- Jung Gyu-soo - Dal-rae's father
- Choi Jong-ryul
- Kang Ki-hwa
- Lee Young-ran
- Lee Kyeong-jin
- Park Kyeong-hwan
- Ku Hye-ryeong
- Jo Deok-je
Release
Almost Love was released in South Korea on March 23, 2006,[3] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 539,307 admissions.[4] It held the number one spot for a second consecutive weekend,[5] going on to receive a total of 2,066,354 admissions nationwide,[3] with a gross of US$9,131,392.[6]
References
- ↑ "청춘만화 (Almost Love) Press Screening Report". Twitch Film. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "Korean Movie Synopsis: Almost Love". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Box-Office Admission Results" (2006). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ↑ "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2006.03.24 ~ 2006.03.26). Hancinema. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ↑ "Korean Box Office" (2006.03.31 ~ 2006.04.02). Hancinema. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
- ↑ "South Korea Box Office April 14–16, 2006". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
External links
- Official website (Korean)
- Almost Love at the Korean Movie Database
- Almost Love at the Internet Movie Database
- Almost Love at HanCinema