YMCA Baseball Team

"Korea's first baseball team wins games and the hearts and hopes of her people."

2002 1h 44m KO

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 15

Comedy

Synopsis

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Ho-chang accidentally sees missionaries and Jeong-rim play baseball at the YMCA hall. He falls in love with Jeong-rim, and takes interest in baseball. As a result, he gathers people to form the first YMCA baseball team of Joseon.

“Korea's first baseball team wins games and the hearts and hopes of her people.”

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Cast

Song Kang-ho
Lee Ho-chang
Kim Hye-soo
Min Jung-rim
Kim Joo-hyuk
Oh Dae-hyeon
Hwang Jung-min
Ryu Kwang-tae
Lee Dae-yeon
Ma Sung-han
Kim Il-woong
Jeong Byoung-hwan
Ha Deok-bu
Ahn Jae-Cheol
Choi Deok-moon
Lee Eun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Hyun-seok
Writers: Kim Hyun-seok
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Hyun-seok, shot by Park Hyeon-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Jae-beom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Song Kang-ho and Kim Hye-soo and Kim Joo-hyuk carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "Korea's first baseball team wins games and the hearts and hopes of her people.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0331088 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kim Hyun-seok directs. Park Hyeon-cheol behind the camera. Bang Jun-seok scores. Kim Jae-beom cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 24 years ago.
2Directed by Kim Hyun-seok, shot by Park Hyeon-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Jae-beom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Song Kang-ho and Kim Hye-soo and Kim Joo-hyuk carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Korea's first baseball team wins games and the hearts and hopes of her people.".
7IMDB entry: tt0331088 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.