One Day

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Yoon-ki directs. Choi Sang-ho behind the camera. Kim Hyung-joo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 9 years ago.
• 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
• 3Directed by Lee Yoon-ki, shot by Choi Sang-ho. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Editor Kim Hyung-joo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Kim Nam-gil and Chun Woo-hee and Jung Sun-kyung carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "Only I could see her...".
• 7IMDB entry: tt6214734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Choi Sang-ho

Editing

Kim Hyung-joo

Production design

Lee Bong-hwan

Costume design

Kim Yu-seon

Runtime

114 min · 1h 54m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

KO

Certification (US)

15

IMDB

One Day (2017) ↗

Also by

Lee Yoon-ki

• 
  Ad-lib Night

  2006 · ★ 7.4
• 
  This Charming Girl

  2005 · ★ 7.0
• 
  My Dear Enemy

  2008 · ★ 6.8
• 
  A Man and a Woman

  2016 · ★ 6.8
• 
  Come Rain, Come Shine

  2011 · ★ 6.0
• 
  Love Talk

  2005 · ★ 5.8

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Community reviews

What people are saying

• Reno2017-07-13
  ★ 6/10

  Once he'd failed, can he be second time keep an eye on it. An intended emotional drama. You could see it from the very first scene itself. But the story had no innovation, just the characters and all the events surrounding them differently written. This is not a bad film, though not everybody would say they enjoyed it, so am I. I have seen many similar films with better appealing melodrama than this. I love tearjerker film, simply this was not my cup of tea. That is where I lost, despite prepared to have a great time watching it. Apart from that, it was very slow and get even slower when tale progresses. Nearly two hours long and overall drags a bit with plain events. Luckily, there were a few course changing scenes that kept the film alive for me. Too matured storytelling with less background score and more sorrowful atmosphere. That means, it's a grownup's film with realistic narration, but build on a fictional concept and a fantasy theme. One thing you must understand that it is not a romance film. The story of an insurance agent who recently widowed. He's assigned to review a patient who met with an accident, is now in coma. Like he's the chosen one, her spirit is visible only for his eyes. After the initial differences, they develop a certain bond as they meet every day. But after some time, the things complicate once the time comes to move on in the world. So what happens to them and other things are told in the remaining. The actors were decent. I am only familiar with the actress and she was good. The actors looked okay. Almost 90 per cent of the story between their roles. Those extra characters really brightened the narration occasionally. Sometimes meaningful and inspiring. Like I said, this is a good film for families, but not for everybody. One of the major reasons was the conclusion. It was kind of expected, but also immoral act. Otherwise, I guess, I would have liked it better. 6/10

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Production companies

Who made it

• OP

  Opus Pictures

  KR

• IN

  Invent Stone

  KR

• 

  CGV Arthouse

  KR

Key crew

• Script SupervisorKim Jeong-in
• "C" Camera OperatorLee Seok-min
• ProducerNa Kyeong-chan
• Production DesignLee Bong-hwan
• EditorKim Hyung-joo
• Executive ProducerLee Tae-hun
• Costume DesignKim Yu-seon
• StoryboardKang Sook

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2017-04-0515

Also known as

International titles

• My AngelKR
• One dayUS
• eoneunalKR