Castaway on the Moon
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| Directed by | Lee Hae-jun |
| Written by | Lee Hae-jun |
| Produced by | Kim Moo-ryoung Kang Woo-suk |
| Starring | Jung Jae-young Jung Ryeo-won |
| Cinematography | Kim Byeong-seo |
| Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
| Music by | Kim Hong-jib |
Production company | banzakbanzak Film Production |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$5 million |
| Box office | US$3,725,352[1] |
Castaway on the Moon (Korean: 김씨 표류기; RR: Kimssi Pyoryugi; lit. "Mr Kim's drifting experience": 표류: drifting; hanja: 漂流記) is a 2009 South Korean romantic comedy film written and directed by Lee Hae-jun.[2] It is a love story between a suicidal man turned castaway on Bamseom in the Han River and an agoraphobic woman who is addicted to Cyworld.[3][4][5]
Plot
Kim Seung-geun (Jung Jae-young) is deep in debt and his life seems completely hopeless. He jumps off a bridge into the Han River and washes up on the shore of Bamseom, which lies directly below the bridge. After searching the island he finds it is filled mostly with vegetation and surrounded by the city but too far to shout and he can't swim. He finds a duck-shaped boat and begins to like living on the island, free of his debt and worries of city life, though it is not easy.
As he learns to survive on the island, his cries for help scrawled in the sand are seen by Kim Jung-yeon (Jung Ryeo-won), an agoraphobe who spots him while engaging in her nightly habit of photographing the moon. They soon begin exchanging messages, with Jung-yeon venturing out of her house to throw bottled messages onto the island, and Seung-geun writing his replies in the sand.
The climax of the movie arrives with a torrential storm which destroys Seung-geun's farm and sweeps away the possessions he has collected, after which he is found by a group of workers sent to clean up litter on the island. He boards a bus in the city where Jung-yeon, after overcoming her anxiety and running across the bridge to find him, manages to finally meet him.
Cast
- Jung Jae-young as Kim Seung-geun
- Jung Ryeo-won as Kim Jung-yeon
- Park Young-seo as delivery man
- Yang Mi-kyung as Jung-yeon's mother
- Gu Gyo-hwan as utilities man #1
- Lee Sang-il as utilities man #2
- Min Kyeong-jin as apartment security guard
- Jang Nam-yeol as bus driver
- Lee Sang-hun as Seung-geun's father
- Jang So-yeon as Seung-geun's girlfriend
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 29th Hawaii International Film Festival[6] | NETPAC Award | Castaway on the Moon | Won |
| 46th Grand Bell Awards | Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun | Nominated | |
| Best Planning | Kim Moo-ryoung | Nominated | ||
| 32nd Golden Cinematography Awards | Best Actor | Jung Jae-young | Won | |
| 30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun | Nominated | |
| 2010 | 46th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actor | Jung Jae-young | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Hae-jun | Nominated | ||
| 12th Udine Far East Film Festival[7] | Black Dragon Audience Award | Castaway on the Moon | Won | |
| 9th New York Asian Film Festival[8] | Audience Award | Won | ||
| 14th Fantasia International Film Festival[9] | Special Jury Prize | Won | ||
| Audience Award - Best Asian Film, Bronze | Won |
Remake
In 2011, CJ Entertainment announced an American remake, with Mark Waters attached as director and Michael Goldbach as screenwriter.[10]
References
- ^ "Kimci Pyoryugi (Castaway on the Moon) (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Yi, Chang-ho (11 September 2008). "LEE Hae-jun films JUNG Jae-young's adventures". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Yi, Chang-ho (30 May 2008). "LEE Hae-jun casts JUNG Jae-young". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "K-FILM REVIEWS: 김씨 표류기 (Castaway on the Moon)". Twitch Film. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Yang, Sung-jin (9 April 2009). "A castaway on the Han River". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Noh, Jean (22 October 2009). "Empire Of Silver, Petition take top awards at Hawaii fest". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ "Castaway wins Udine vote". Film Business Asia. 3 May 2010. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (11 July 2010). "Gallants and Castaway take popular vote at NYAFF". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (2 August 2010). "Fantasia fest fetes Japan's Sawako Decides". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (18 February 2011). "CJ Entertainment Remakes Castaway On The Moon For Mark Waters To Direct". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
External links
- Castaway on the Moon at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Castaway on the Moon at IMDb
- Castaway on the Moon at HanCinema
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