''Last Present'' (; lit. "Present" or "Gift") is a 2001 South Korean film. Directed by

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, it tells the tale of Yong-ki (

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), a struggling comedian who continues to see parallels between his disintegrating relationship with his wife, Jung-yeon (

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), and the characters he's playing on the stage.

Plot

The film traces the romance, marriage and estrangement of a down-and-out comedian, Yong-ki (

) and his long-suffering wife, Jung-yeon (

). Both of them defied his parents to get married but it seems his parents' fears that things will never work out are coming true. Yong-ki hides behind a facade of optimism even as he turns down boring job offers in the hopes that his comedic talent will be noticed on a famous talent show he's auditioning for. Meanwhile, Jung-yeon has to support them both as well as bear the pain of a miscarriage that Yong-ki is trying his best to forget. To make matters worse, Jung-yeon discovers that she's dying from a terminal disease and though Yong-ki suspects that something is wrong, she never tells him about her illness. Through the silent suffering and the estrangement, both husband and wife believe their marriage is over. But what they fail to notice until it is too late is that they still love each other deeply but both have been overcome by the trials life has thrown at them.

Cast

as Jung Yong-ki *

as Park Jung-yeon *

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as Hak-soo *Lee Mu-hyeon as Hak-chul *

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as Chul-soo *Yun Jin-young as Jin-young *Sa Hyeon-jin as Hye-jung *Lee In-chul as Teacher Kwak Hyung-min *

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as Young-man *Ku Hye-ryung as Ae-sook *Kim Sung-kyum sd Yong-ki's father *Park Seung-tae as Yong-ki's mother *

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as PD Hwang *Chu Kwi-jung as PD Hwang's wife *Oh Seung-jun as young Yong-ki *Jang Mi-na as young Jung-yeon *Jung Hwa-young as young Ae-sook *Jang Heon-gwang as young Young-man *

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as teenage Jung-yeon *Yu Min-jeong as teenage Ae-sook *Park Hwi-soon as Comedian *

Kim Byung-man Kim Byung-man (born July 29, 1975) is a South Korean comedian, best known for his slapstick and acrobatic stunts as a ''Master'' in ''Gag Concert'', and survival skills in ''Law of the Jungle'' as he acts as the Chief of the show. In November 2 ...

as Comedian *

Kim Su-ro Kim Soo-ro (born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Career Early career Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Dongguk University, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he made hi ...

as Yoo-sik ( cameo) *

Hong Seok-cheon Hong Seok-cheon (born February 3, 1971) is a South Korean actor, television personality, restaurateur and member of the dissolved Democratic Labor Party. He caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000, an ...

(cameo) *Kim Young-bae as Kwang-sik (cameo) *

Gong Hyo-jin Gong Hyo-jin (born April 4, 1980) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading role in the film '' Crush and Blush'' (2008), as well as for her popular television series '' Sang Doo! Let's Go to School'' (2003), ''Thank You'' (20 ...

as Female MC (cameo) * Kim Sang-jin as Yoo-sik's manager (cameo)

References

External links

* * * 2001 films 2000s Korean-language films South Korean romantic drama films 2000s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub