If the Sun Rose in the West

Movie · Drama · Romance

Beom Su (Im Chang Jung) dreams of becoming a baseball umpire, but works as a traffic control officer for the time being. When he meets theater major and aspiring actress Hyeon Ju (Ko So Young), after she crashed her car while driving without a license, he makes a surprising decision: instead of issuing her a fine, he offers to teach her how to drive. Soon enough, they become friends, exchanging letters and sharing their dreams with each other. Having fallen in love, Beom Su proposes to Hyeon Ju, but she rejects him as she plans to leave Korea and study abroad. They eventually drift apart, following their own paths. Years later, they've both achieved their dreams – Beom Ju has become a baseball umpire, while Hyeon Ju is an up-and-coming actress, and the two reunite via baseball. Will a decision at the first pitch of the opening game of the Korean Series make it all worth it?

1997 · 1h 41m
Starring Im Chang-jung, Ko So-young, Cha Seung-won
Director Lee Eun

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Cast & Crew

  • Im Chang-jung
    Kim Beomsu
  • Ko So-young
    Nam Hyeonju, Yu Harin
  • Cha Seung-won
    Byeon Jimin
  • D‌B
    Dong Bang-u
    Bae Bongsu
  • K‌J
    Kang Jeongsik
    Journal K
  • L‌E
    Lee Eun
    Director
  • K‌H
    Kim Hyun-seok
    Writer
  • L‌Y
    Lee Yu-jeong
    Writer

About

If the Sun Rose in the West

Drama

Beom Su (Im Chang Jung) dreams of becoming a baseball umpire, but works as a traffic control officer for the time being. When he meets theater major and aspiring actress Hyeon Ju (Ko So Young), after she crashed her car while driving without a license, he makes a surprising decision: instead of issuing her a fine, he offers to teach her how to drive. Soon enough, they become friends, exchanging letters and sharing their dreams with each other. Having fallen in love, Beom Su proposes to Hyeon Ju, but she rejects him as she plans to leave Korea and study abroad. They eventually drift apart, following their own paths. Years later, they've both achieved their dreams – Beom Ju has become a baseball umpire, while Hyeon Ju is an up-and-coming actress, and the two reunite via baseball. Will a decision at the first pitch of the opening game of the Korean Series make it all worth it?

Information

Studio
Asian Crush
Released
1997
Run Time
1 hr 41 min
Rated
PG-13
Region of Origin
South Korea

Languages

Original Audio
Korean
Subtitles

English , Korean , French , German , Greek , Indonesian , Italian , Polish , Portuguese , Romanian , Spanish

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