''Snowy Road'' () is a 2015 South Korean
historical drama film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...
directed by Lee Na-jeong
which narrates the story of two teenage girls' fate as
comfort women
Comfort women or comfort girls were women and girls forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army in occupied countries and territories before and during World War II. The term "comfort women" is a translation of the Japanese '' ia ...
during the
Japanese occupation of Korea
Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon, Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji period, Meiji government, military ...
. It originally aired on
KBS1 in 2015 as a two-part television special, and then was re-edited for theatrical screening. The theatrical cut was first showcased at the 16th
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent a ...
.
The film was theatrically released on March 1, 2017, also known as the
Independence Movement Day in South Korea, which commemorates the 1919
March 1st Movement.
Cast
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Kim Hyang-gi
Kim Hyang-gi (born August 9, 2000) is a South Korean actress.
Career
Kim began her career as a child actress, debuting in a Paris Baguette Commercial alongside her future co-star Jung Woo Sung and first appeared in the animal film '' Heart ...
as Choi Jong-boon (past)
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Kim Sae-ron as Kang Young-ae
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Kim Young-ok
Kim Young-ok, a Korean name consisting of the family name Kim and the given name Young-ok, may refer to:
* Young-Oak Kim (1919–2005), Korean American men soldier
* Kim Young-ok (actress) (born 1937), South Korean actress
* Kim Soo-mi (born Kim ...
as Choi Jong-boon (present)
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Cho Soo-hyang
Cho Soo-hyang (born January 21, 1991) is a South Korean actress.
Career
Cho Soo-hyang won Actress of the Year Award for her role in the film ''Wild Flowers'' (2015) at the 19th Busan International Film Festival in 2014.
She is noted for he ...
as Jang Eun-soo
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Jang Young-nam as Choi Jong-boon's mother
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Seo Young-joo as Kang Young-joo
* Lee Seung-yeon as Yoon Ok
* Jang Dae-woong as Choi Jong-gil
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Lee Joo-woo
Lee Joo-woo (born September 3, 1990) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her supporting role
A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protag ...
as Ayako
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Lee Kan-hee as Kang Young-ae's mother
* Seo Jin-won as Kang Young-ae's school teacher
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Choi Dae-chul
Choi Dae-chul (born Choi Won-chul on October 16, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He has been active in musical theatre since 2002, but has also played supporting roles in television dramas such as ''Wang's Family'' (2013), ''Jang Bo-ri Is Here!'' ...
as (
cameo)
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Lee Hak-joo
Lee Hak-joo (born January 9, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''The World of the Married
''The World of the Married'' () is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Kim Hee-ae, Par ...
as Child soldier
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Snowy Road' at
Naver Movies
South Korean historical drama films
2015 films
2010s historical drama films
Films set in Korea under Japanese rule
2015 drama films
2010s South Korean films
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