Woman is the Future of Man (Movie - 2004)

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  Yoo Ji-tae
  유지태
  As
  Lee Moon-ho
  (이문호)
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  Sung Hyun-ah
  성현아
  As
  Park Seon-hwa
  (박선화)
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  Kim Tae-woo
  김태우
  As
  Kim Heon-joon
  (김헌준)
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  Oh Yoo-jin
  오유진
  As
  Cutie
  (예쁜이)
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  Uhm Soo-jung
  엄수정
  As
  Yoga woman
  (요가녀)
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  Kim Nan-hwi
  김난휘
  As
  Chinese restaurant serving woman
  (중국집 서빙 여)

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  From The Economist print edition
  
  Young, accomplished and original
  
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  Cheong Cheol Yong (internews)
  
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  Staff Reporter
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  By Paolo Bertolin
  Special Correspondent
  
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  By Paolo Bertolin
  Special Correspondent
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  by Seung-Jae Lee
  
  
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• Cannes to Officially Invite Hong Sang-soo's New Film
  2004/04/19, Source
  Cannes to Officially Invite Hong Sang-soo's New Film The new feature film by local auteur Hong Sang-soo will receive an official invitation to the renowned Cannes Film Festival in Fran,...More
• [Local Films to Go to Cannes]
  2004/04/12, Source
  "Taegukgi (Brotherhood)" is the latest local film bound for Cannes Film Festival in France next month.
  The film, which recently set a new domestic box-office record, will be showing in the Special Screening section, a non-competitive secti,...More