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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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Perfect Game
"The world called them rivals"
2011 2h 7m KO
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6.9
SOLID
★6.9TMDB · 16
Drama
Synopsis
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The Lotte Giants' Choi Dong-won and the Haitai Tigers' Seon Dong-ryeol are rival pitchers in 1980s baseball. The film reenacts the legendary match of May 16, 1987, which baseball fans today still recall as "the perfect match," when Choi and Sun compete as pitchers for the last time.
“The world called them rivals”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Cho Seung-woo
Choi Dong-woon
Yang Dong-geun
Seon Dong-yeol
Choi Jung-won
Kim Seo-hyung
Don Lee
Park Man-soo
Cho Jin-woong
Kim Yong-chul
Son Byung-ho
Kim Eung-ryong
Hyun Jyu-ni
Min-kyung
Kim Young-min
Kang Sung-tae
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Park Hee-kon
- Writers
- Park Hee-kon
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Park Hee-kon, shot by Choi Sang-ho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Kim Tae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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AWARDS
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Cho Seung-woo and Yang Dong-geun and Choi Jung-won carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The world called them rivals".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt2175849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Park Hee-kon directs. Choi Sang-ho behind the camera. Kim Tae-seong scores. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 15 years ago.
- 2Directed by Park Hee-kon, shot by Choi Sang-ho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Kim Tae-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Cho Seung-woo and Yang Dong-geun and Choi Jung-won carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "The world called them rivals".
- 6IMDB entry: tt2175849 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Choi Sang-ho
- Original score
- Kim Tae-seong
- Production design
- Lee Hwo-kyoung
- Costume design
- Ko Hee-jung
- Runtime
- 127 min · 2h 7m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 12
Also by
Park Hee-kon
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
Lotte Entertainment
KR
- DA
Dasepo Club
KR
- DO
Dong-a Export
KR
Key crew
- ProducerKwak Joong-hoon
- PropsPark Jae-wan
- Art DirectionNam Il-yeon
- Assistant DirectorPark Ho-chan
- Executive ProducerBilly Acumen
- Costume DesignKo Hee-jung
- Assistant DirectorJung Se-kyo
- ProducerKim Woo-sang
- Production DesignLee Hwo-kyoung
- Line ProducerLee Min-hwa
- ProducerChoi Nak-kwon
- StuntsLee Hyung-gil
- Production Sound MixerOh Sung-jin
- Lighting DirectorLee Man-gyu
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- baseball
- busan, south korea
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2011-12-2112
Also known as
International titles
- Peo-pek-teu Ge-imKR
- Perfect GameUS
