1987: When The Day Comes

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Movie: 1987: When The Day Comes
Revised romanization: 1987
Hangul: 1987
Director: Jang Joon-Hwan
Writer: Kim Kyung-Chan, Jang Joon-Hwan
Producer: Jang Young-Hwan
Cinematographer: Kim Woo-Hyung
Release Date: December 27, 2017
Runtime: 129 min.
Genre: Drama / Based on True Story / Period-1980
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

In 1987, university student & pro-democracy movement member Park Jong-chul is captured by the police. He is then tortured to death. The police and government try to cover up the case of Park Jong-Chul, but the media and university students try to reveal the truth.

Notes

Movie is based on the true story of Park Jong-Chul.
Kim Yun-Seok, Yeo Jin-Goo and director Jang Joon-Hwan previously worked together in 2013 film “Hwayi: A Monster Boy.”
Filming began April 20, 2017 and finished August 27, 2017.
Two main posters for movie “1987: When The Day Comes.”

Cast



Kim Yun-Seok	Ha Jung-Woo	Yu Hae-Jin	Kim Tae-Ri	Park Hee-Soon
Park Cheo-Won	Prosecutor Choi Hwan	Han Byeong-Yong	Yeon-Hee	Detective Jo Han-Kyung



Lee Hee-Joon	Kim Eui-Sung	Kim Jong-Soo	Oh Dal-Su	Ko Chang-Seok
Reporter Yoon Sang-Sam	Lee Boo-Young	Park Jung-Ki	journalist	journalist



Moon Sung-Geun	Woo Hyeon	Jo Woo-Jin	Park Ji-Hwan	Yoo Seung-Mok
Jang Se-Dong	Kang Min-Chang	Park Jong-Chul's uncle	Detective	Yoo Jung-Bang

Sol Kyung-Gu

Kim Jung-Nam

Additional Cast MemberS:

Kim Soo-Jin - Yeon-Hee's mother
Park Kyung-Hye - Jung-Mi
Seo Hyun-Woo - Prosecutor Lee
Lee Hyun-Kyun - Oh Yeon-Sang
Lee Chang-Hoon - Prosecutor Pyo
Jung In-Gi - Priest Kim Seung-Hoon
Lee Sin-Seong - Reporter Shin Sung-Ho
Hyun Bong-Sik - Section Chief Park
Choi Kwang-Il - Section Chief An
Park Ji-Hong - Police Sergeant Kang
Kim Si-Eun - Police Sergeant Kang's wife
Park Myung-Shin - Police Sergeant Kang's mother
Lee Jang-Yoo - Police Sergeant Kang's father
Kim Kyung-Duk - Police Corporal Lee
Jung Soon-Won - skeleton force 2
Seo Jin-Won - district attorney
Lee Eun-Joo - bus mom
Hwang Jung-Min - shoe store owner
Hwang Sung-Joon - plainclothes riot police in shoe store
Lee Tae-Hyeong - plainclothes riot police 1
Yoo Jung-Ho - Associated Press reporter
Min Sang-Woo - Yeonsei University reporter
Kim Dae-Heung - Yonsei University demonstrator
Han Soo-Hyun - office manager
Kang Shin-Chul - Kim Jung-Nam's cousin
Lee Hwa-Ryong - Catholic Priest Ham Se-Woong
Yoon Sang-Hwa - Chief Priest
Seo Kwang-Jae - Chief Monk
Jun Jung-Kwan - university student at chief public peace department office
Na Chul - public peace department office investigator
Uhm Tae-Ok - Minister of Education and Literature
Lee Won-Jin - Chinese restaurant deliveryman
Yang Jo-A - president of comic love
Jung Jae-Yoon - comic love club member
Jung Seung-Gil - assistant prosecutor general
Lim Chul-Hyung - information bureau director
Jung Eun-Kyung - arrestee family 1 in front of Namyoungdong
Kwak Jin-Seok - detective 3 of anti-communist investigation team
Kim Jae-Rok - 40's man 2
Kim Guk-Hee - voice of democratic figure on phone with Han Byeong-Yong
Han Joon-Woo - man 2 in black suit
Seo Suk-Kyu - reporter 2
Seo Ye-Hee - protester
Yeo Jin-Goo - Park Jong-Chul (cameo)
Gang Dong-Won - Lee Han-Yeol (cameo)

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Awards

2018 (39th) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 23, 2018
- Best Film
- Best Actor (Kim Yun-Seok)
- Best Cinematography & Lighting
2018 (55th) Daejong Film Awards - October 22, 2018
- Best Director (Jang Joon-Hwan)
- Best Planning (Lee Woo-Jung)
2018 (54th) BaekSang Arts Awards - May 3, 2018
- Grand Prize (Daesang)
- Best Screenplay (Kim Kyung-Chan)
- Best Actor (Kim Yun-Seok)
- Best Supporting Actor (Park Hee-Soon)

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Guiltypleasure Jun 11 2019 6:26 am Great !

Celine May 17 2019 7:02 pm I hope there is sequel from this film! And give the focus to Lee Han Yeol character! I was so moved by him in the end and i want to watch more abt his story (maube before the movement)

Migthy Thor Aug 19 2018 7:34 am WoW! Such a meaningful modern historical movie. I am used to watch Korean historical/epic and Japanese-Korean time movies and never had I known that Korea has also experienced a revolutionary change in government/politics. This is such an inspiring event and I can't help but compare this with the Philippines People Power Revolution in February 22–25, 1986. I was then in third year college when the news of a military coup d'état lead by the military general and the defense minister broke early morning and my concern then was, will there be school/classes that day? Because it was our mid-term examination. It was early Monday morning, me and my sister despite the chaos that's happening in the city-streets, we managed to go to school. While the Cardinal has called for people to come out and pray and rally to support the rebel soldiers to prevent a bloody encounter,... me and my fellow classmates were in our classroom taking the exams. Our professor said, "let them be, mind your future, the revolution will not help you earn your degree". (Tuition fee was then too expensive and I was studying through academic scholarship -can't afford the risk.) Anyways, the difference between the People Power of the Philippines and the People Power of Korea is that Korean has now turned and become a very progressive rich country and now one of the leading power country in the world while Philippines has deteriorated - poorer than before, weaker than ever, more corrupt than it was. Korea's revolution brought a positive change while Philippine revolution brought despair, poverty, corruption and very heavy traffic!

CONGRATULATIONS to the entire production of this movie (",) To the entire power house cast - you did a very marvelous performance!

Gekalfat Jun 06 2018 4:50 pm That is an amazing movie!! I Lover Korean movies and some of the crime/action series! This is in my opinion one of the best Korean movies! Nice and worthy for an oscar for a foreign movie!! Well done and the cast! Super

Suha May 13 2018 1:00 pm Oh, I thought Kang Dong-Won was one of the main actor here. But on he just listed as cameo.

Good movie from all aspects.

I hope my country can make great history movie like this.

ngs May 05 2018 8:42 am the top notch actor and actress gather here !! great movie and such a sad history. This what people said that every success country there was big sacrifice behind it.

never forget the history!

Hello Wegwe Mar 25 2018 3:44 am This movie remind me of May 1998 riots in Indonesia.

Derya Mar 24 2018 10:20 pm This remain me of tragedy in my country Indonesia. Great movie, and very touching

Viewer Mar 20 2018 4:10 am I don't get it why Kang Dong Won listed as cameo. He had more scenes than Ha Jung Woo and Lee Hee Joon. He should've listed as one of the main actors in the poster.

RiniDeta Mar 17 2018 10:18 pm Its such a great movies,,,I watched this because of Kang Dong Won,,,?

Antique Feb 01 2018 1:51 am Look at the CAST DAMMNNNNN I Already know that this FILM must be so GREATTT

kim tae ri Jan 31 2018 4:45 am I want to watch this movie so bad!!!!!

swisselnut Jan 23 2018 12:56 am yeorobun, y'all have to watch this.

MalibuDar Jan 07 2018 7:07 pm Just got back from the theater and I'm still feeling it. Great storytelling and movie making. The fact that it only happened 20 years ago is remarkable. I also wanted to clap at the end of the movie, but the entire theatre was quiet, in that respectful way when you've just witnessed history. And the images over the credits really put a cap on the whole thing. I was keenly aware that this theater was filled with Koreans watching their own history, some of the younger ones for the first time. It was chilling to realize that. Anyway, even without the history, it's just good filmmaking.

Tae Dec 28 2017 7:04 am This movie is a must watch. I wanted to clap at the end of the movie but noticed that everyone was crying

HS Dec 27 2017 8:29 am Just watched this— it’s an epic film that does good justice to the solemn historic events by conveying them in a honest straightforward fashion. There are few movies that keep Koreans on their seats while the ending credits go up and this is one of them. Little doubt this is going to be on every list of recommended Korean films for at least a few decades. If anyone needs an introduction to contemporary Korean history, I’ll recommend nothing other than this without hesitation.

NGS Dec 25 2017 3:50 am watcher : AGREE! This 3 movie will compete neck to neck :O and Ha jung woo also appear in 2 movie, with gods and this :O

katherine Dec 23 2017 5:55 pm I was a freshman in 1987. mixed feelings...

oppo Dec 15 2017 4:17 am I think that i will cry in this movie.

Watcher Nov 23 2017 12:04 am This film will release 27 Dec, one week after With God & Steel Rain. This 3 movie will neck to neck at box office. Korean box office blessed with 3 "hit-promising" in the last week of the year

dek cotura Aug 27 2017 8:49 am That cast so excited for this

Ramenhead Jun 13 2017 2:30 pm For a moment I thought this was a Na Hong-jin film. Kim Yun-seok and Ha Jung-woo together again. Instant must-watch.

Danniah Jun 01 2017 12:02 pm @Dongwon and Woochi casts. LoL. There is not many K-movie actor/actress, but I would rather meet them on movie than drama.

Dongwon May 22 2017 9:52 am A reunion for The Yellow Sea, Kundo, The Priests, The Handmaiden casts. I've watched all of them and really look forward to this!!!

Matthew May 01 2017 11:17 pm Ooohhh...this is going to be a dark movie. If I understand my history correctly, there's going to be some torturing and death and some corruption, in a way. I'm thinking it's going to be very similar to "the Attorney". A true story, with some dark violence, but great meaning to the film.

Anna Apr 16 2017 6:34 am Man, this is a must watch movie! Can't wait!!! ???

Peeaare Apr 04 2017 12:06 am Damn , look at all the cast list , all of them is knowing as A list actor in korea, all korean superstar is gather in this movie already gave me goosebumps , i cant imagine how this movie would be like , the plot itself its really interesting

Grace Mar 29 2017 9:06 am Look at the list of casts! WOW

Hongberg Mar 28 2017 9:39 pm Yeo Jingoo will reunite with Hwayi director Jang Joonhwan and his Hwayi dad Kim Yoonseok too~~!!!

Hasi Feb 19 2017 5:40 pm Excited to see more of Kang Gong Won. Regardless of what type of character he plays, I will still watch it. I really wish we could see him in a drama this year.

Andhika Ariana Feb 03 2017 5:59 am Wow, the cast is so amazing !!!

suk2014 Feb 01 2017 3:07 am wow:

i said the same. kinda tired they just rotate same lineup.

wow Jan 31 2017 6:55 am -_- yeah indeed, actors in korean films are always the same ones

Trikuta Jan 31 2017 2:23 am wasn't this brought up in reply 1988??

crown Jan 31 2017 2:13 am CRAZY

kang dong won with ha jung woo again... ha jung woo with kim tae ri again... kim yun seok with kang dong won and ha jung woo AGAIN!

they are all reunited. i can't wait

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