To the Starry Island

To the Starry Island

102 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 1993

Moon Chae-Ku and his friend Kim Chul try to bring the body of Moon's father back to his native Kwisong Island for burial. Their ferry is intercepted by resentful islanders who will not let the boat dock, because of the father's political activities in the 1950's, informing on Communist sympathizers. Kim Chul, through flashbacks, recalls people and events from his island childhood.

To the Starry Island

102 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 1993

To the Starry Island
Moon Chae-Ku and his friend Kim Chul try to bring the body of Moon's father back to his native Kwisong Island for burial. Their ferry is intercepted by resentful islanders who will not let the boat dock, because of the father's political activities in the 1950's, informing on Communist sympathizers. Kim Chul, through flashbacks, recalls people and events from his island childhood.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Park Kwang-su Film
Original title 그 섬에 가고싶다
Directors Park Kwang-su, Lee Chang-dong
Writers Chul-woo Im, Park Kwang-su, Lee Chang-dong

Cast

Ahn Sung-ki

as Kim Chul

Moon Sung-keun

as Moon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku

Heo Joon-ho

as Soondol

Shim Hye-jin

as Oknim

Min Kyung-jin

as Tinker

Lee Yong-yi

as Opsunne

Choi Woo-hyeok

as Kim Chul as a boy

Hyung-in Choi

as Nopdotaek

Ahn So-Young

as Poltoknyeo

Kim Yong-man

as Hwang Sul-bong / Hwang Dong-pal