Woman Is the Future of Man
May 05 2004
•1h 28m
•Drama, Romance
As the first snow falls in Seoul, two old friends reunite; one is a successful college professor, and the other, a struggling filmmaker recently returned from the United States. After their reminiscences, they finally decide to go in search of the young woman each had romanced years earlier.
Cast
See allYoo Ji-tae
Lee Mun-ho
Sung Hyun-ah
Park Seon-hwa
Kim Tae-woo
Kim Hyun-joon
Oh Yoo-jin
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