Peppermint Candy

Peppermint Candy

131 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 2000

In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.

Peppermint Candy

131 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 2000

Peppermint Candy
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose demeanor puts a damper on the festivities. The seriousness of Yeong-ho's depression becomes apparent when he climbs a railroad bridge and looks like he might jump. At this crucial moment, memories of seven crucial episodes from Yeong-ho's past flood his mind.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers UniKorea Pictures, Dream Venture Capital, East Film, NHK
Original title 박하사탕
Directors Lee Chang-dong
Writers Lee Chang-dong

Cast

Sol Kyung-gu

as Kim Yeong-ho

Moon So-ri

as Yun Sun-im

Kim Yeo-jin

as Hong-ja

Suh Jung

as Miss Lee

Go Seo-hee

as Kyeong-ah

Kim In-kwon

as Sergeant Lee

Lee Dae-yeon

as Detective Kang

Gong Hyung-jin

as Detective Song

Kim Kyung-ik

as Park Myung-sik

Park Se-beom

as Shin Kwang-man

Jeong Woo-hyuk

as Corporal Park

Yoo Yeon-soo

as Detective Lee

Son Young-soon

as Hong-ja's Mother

Lee Jin-seong

as Student Shot

Lee Eol

as High Ranking Military Officer (uncredited)

Lee Han-wi

as Factory Worker (uncredited)

Park Ji-yeong

as Female Student

Kim Joo-bok

as Man 1

Kwon Yeong-gook

as Man 2

Choi Yeon-sik

as Man 3

Sim Tae-seon

as Man 4

Park Jong-sang

as Man 5

Ahn Chan-mo

as Man 6

Park Kil-soo

as Man 7

Kang Sun-sook

as Woman 1

Choi Min-geum

as Woman 2

Yoo Jin-hee

as Woman 3

Sin Bu-yeong

as Woman 4

Lee Eun-sook

as Woman 5

Choi Hyeon-suk

as Woman 6

Jang Moon-yeong

as Kim Won-sik

Lee Byeong-cheol

as Chief

Ji Sang-wook

as Detective Bae

Son Jong-hwan

as Detective Sin

Go Jong-pil

as Get-together Detective 1

Lee Doo-kyung

as Get-together Detective 2

Han Yeong-soo

as Get-together Detective 3

Hwang Kyeong-ook

as Get-together Detective 4

Choi Deok-moon

as Union Member

Han Jae-sang

as Delivery Man 1

Choi Jeong-hwa

as Delivery Man 2

Oh Yeon-sil

as Coffee Middle-aged Woman

Jo Min-cheol

as Traffic Police

Bae Jang-su

as Camera Shop Owner

Yang Hee-kyung

as Radio DJ (voice)

Son Sang-won

as Radio Listener (voice)

Woo Jang-myeong

as Parking Lot Keeper

Kim Dong-gon

as Driving Instructor

Jang Sook-kyeong

as Myeong-sik's Wife

Kwon Jin-won

as Furniture Store Manager Han

Jung Min-sung

as Furniture Store Employee 1

Bae Soo-baek

as Furniture Store Employee 2

Kwon Mi-hyeong

as Karaoke Bar Woman 1

Oh Si-jeong

as Karaoke Bar Woman 2

Park Soon-nam

as Karaoke Bar Woman 3

Moon Kyeong-hee

as Karaoke Bar Woman 4

Lee Ho-yeon

as Karaoke Bar Woman 5

Yoon Joo-sin

as Coloring

Park Gi-jo

as Hairdresser

Kim Hwang-do

as Staff Sergeant Kim

Seo Jin-won

as Squad Commander

Yoo Seung-mok

as Private Lim

Jo Han-chul

as Colleague 1

Lee Cheol

as Colleague 2

Choi Seon-ho

as Colleague 3

Park Su-young

as Colleague 4

Lee Joon-seok

as Colleague 5

Park No-shik

as Colleague 6

Hwang-kyeong

as Female Factory Worker 1

Yoo Eun-joo

as Female Factory Worker 2

Park Ji Hee

as Female Factory Worker 3

Park Hye-jin

as Female Factory Worker 4

Lee Mi-yeong

as Female Factory Worker 5

Kim Myeong-sin

as Female Factory Worker 6

Jang Soo-yeon

as Female Factory Worker 7

Min Yoon-kyeong

as Female Factory Worker 8

Park Sung-yeon

as Female Factory Worker 9

Choi Yoo-na

as So-hee

Lee Ji-min

as Se-min

Kim Yong-beom

as Jae-yeong

Ho Seon-in

as So-yeong

Kim Hak-Seong

as Ki-seok