A Day Off

Dec 1, 1968

1h 14m

★ 6.3

Overview

One Sunday, a penniless unmarried young South Korean couple meet, as they do every Sunday; while the pregnant young woman believes they are not ready to bring a child into the world, the young man decides to go visit his friends to borrow money for delivery.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Dae Han Yeon Hap Films

A Day Off Trailers

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Cast

Heo-wook

Shin Seong-il

Ji-yeon

Ji Yun-seong

Han Gyu-je

Kim Sun-cheol

Jo Eok-man

Kim Seong-ok

Woman

An Eun-suk

Ho-won

Kim Kyeong-ran

Deputy Head of Department

Kim Ki-beom

Park Gwang-il

Kim Kwang-il

Jo Hyang-min

Doctor

Son Jun

Ji-yeon's Father

Jang In-han

Fortune Teller

Kim So-je

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