Once in a Summer

Name: Once in a Summer
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2006-11-30
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Soo Ae, Lee Se-eun, Lee Hae-eun, Choi Deok-moon

2006·Movie·121 min·★ 6.8(40)

Drama Romance More Korean titles

“10 days are forever.”

An assistant to a TV producer, eager to stay off his bad side, promises to convince her former professor, a famous but reclusive academic, to appear on their show, which helps locate long-lost persons. Who does grey-haired Professor Yun Suk-young want to see again more than anything? The answer to that question lies decades in the past.

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About Once in a Summer

Once in a Summer is a 2006 Korean-language drama and romance film directed by Joh Keun-shik. The cast is led by Lee Byung-hun, Soo Ae, Lee Se-eun. It has a runtime of 2h 1m. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Hoopla.

Once in a Summer was produced by KM Culture, Showbox, and Seoul Broadcasting System and made in South Korea. It was released on November 30, 2006.

Director: Joh Keun-shik
Writers: Kim Eun-hee, Lee Suk-yeon
Release date: November 30, 2006
Original language: Korean
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Production: KM Culture, Showbox, Seoul Broadcasting System

Once in a Summer cast & crew

Once in a Summer was directed by Joh Keun-shik and written by Kim Eun-hee and Lee Suk-yeon.

The cast features Lee Byung-hun as Yun Suk-young, Soo Ae as Seo Jung-in, Lee Se-eun as Lee Su-jin, Lee Hae-eun as Bok-ja, Choi Deok-moon as Suk-young's Senior, and Jeong Seok-yong as Mr. Kim.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Kim Jun-seong, cinematography is by Lee Hyung-deok, and it was produced by Bang Chu-seong and Kim Hyun-jung.

Is Once in a Summer worth watching?

At 2h 1m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and romance, Once in a Summer is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Once in a Summer

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