

The Asian Angel
2021-07-02 · 128 min · ★ 6.8
Aoki is a failing novelist, and Sol is a failing pop singer. Encountering each other in South Korea, speaking different languages, they and their families somehow end up in a truck heading off into the Korean countryside.
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Production details
- Directors
- Yuya Ishii
- Production companies
- THE KLOCKWORX, D.O.CINEMA, The Asahi Shimbun, RIKI PROJECT, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, UNITED PRODUCTIONS, Hikari TV, ColorBird, Secondwind Film
- Countries
- Japan, South Korea
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Sosuke IkematsuTakeshi Aoki
Moon ChoiChoi Sol
Joe OdagiriToru Aoki
Kim Min-jaeJung-woo
Kim Yae-eunPomme
Ryo SatoManabu Aoki
Jang He-ryungTae-yeon
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