Daddy-Long-Legs
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- Movie: Daddy-Long-Legs
- Hangul: 키다리 아저씨
- Revised romanization: Kidari ajeossi
- Director: Kong Jeong-Sik
- Writer: Kim Hyung-Jun
- Producer: Kim Hyung-Jun
- Cinematographer Park Hui-Ju
- Release Date: January 13, 2005
- Runtime: 99 min
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Young-Mi was brought up in a loving environment. Her parents taught her to meet the world with a smile on her face, and not be deterred by bumps in the road on her way through life. They also taught her that somewhere out in the world she would meet her one true love. But alas this felicity was not meant to last. Young-Mi's parents die, and leaver her alone at a young age, and suddenly she's forced to grow up very quickly.
However Young-Mi is well prepared. She ventures into the world with an appetite for life, and many dreams and hopes for the future. She goes to school and studies hard, and one day a package arrives for her. A beautiful pair of shoes. There's no sender on the package, and when she attempts to track the origin of this gift the trail ends at a P.O. box. Later when she enrolls in collage and attempts to pay her tuition she finds that it's just been paid. Someone out there is watching out for her. But who? And why?
After a while she gives up, trying to track down this mysterious benefactor, and instead she figures that the best way to thank him would be to work hard and better herself.
When she's completed her education, Young-Mi lands a job at a radio station, as a staff writer on a popular show. As luck would have it, there's an apartment available close to the station. It belongs to a co-worker currently on sick leave. Young-Mi moves in to this new place, and she also gets a roommate, one of her colleagues. When her laptop computer breaks down she turns on the desktop belonging to the owner of the apartment. Then she notices that an e-mail has just arrived, and she reads it. The mail was sent by the woman who used to live here, addressed to herself. In the mail she explains that a serious virus is slowly destroying her mind, and she fears she'll soon lose all memory of who she is and what she's done. She reveals that she's spent most of her adult life longing for a guy, who doesn't even know she exists.
Through the e-mails Young-Mi begins to follow the story of this girl and this boy. Meanwhile she also begins to notice a guy who works in the station's library. And still, every now and then, a package arrives from her secret benefactor...
Cast
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| Ha Ji-Won | Yeon Jeong-Hun | Shin Yi | Jeong Jun-Ha | Park Eun-Hye | Hyun-Bin |
| Cha Young-Mi | Kim Joon-Ho | Kang Jong-Jong | PD Lee | Young-Woo | Hyung-Joon |
Additional Cast Members:
- Geum Bo-Ra
- Seo Young-Hwa - doctor #2
- Oh Dae-Gyu - Lee-Sa
- Baek Seung-Hyeon - Hyung-Joon's friend
- Kim Jeong-Nan - Lee Ji-Hyeon
- Kwak Min-seok
- Jung Min-Sung - postal service employee
Trailer
ich Says:
Nov 27 2011 11:57 pm
a movie with hyun bin as ha ji won's counterpart in the movie.. one of my favorite :)
Zinv Says:
Jul 06 2011 2:11 am
Just watched this movie after watching Love So Divine.. it was very confusing at first.. but when you puzzled everything together.. I just knew it in the end but still lovely and yet sad. 7/10
Andreea Says:
Apr 08 2010 6:31 am
The plot is a bit confusing, but still nice to watch this melancholic movie.
Nalyah Says:
Jan 16 2010 4:25 am
I loved this one. It was warm, intelligent and sweet....and unfortunately too sad. At first I thought this was a romantic comedy (that is what I found one some site), but actually you will not only laugh but also cry cry cry, I wish the ending was a bit more cheerful, but well I loved it anyway. :)