Castaway on the Moon

Castaway on the Moon (2009)

김씨 표류기

Once in a life time, There comes a moment that you live in HOPE.

Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.

Date of release
2009-05-14
TMDB
7.9 / 10 (756)
Runtime
1h 59m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director
Lee Hae-jun

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Seoul

Castaway on the Moon is a 2009 South Korean romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Hae-jun. It is a love story between a suicidal man turned castaway on Bamseom in the Han River and a Hikikomori woman who is addicted to Cyworld.

Production

Actor Jung Jae-young suggested the director, Lee Hae-jun, to change the name of the film to "the drifting experience of the Jungs" (정씨표류기) to reference the fact that the actor and actress playing the lead roles are part of the Jung family, but the director insisted on keeping the name since he deliberately chose the family name Kim to suggest the universal nature of the characters.

The two Kims in the film communicate with English since Lee wanted to reflect that they are different from the mainstream society that they are part of which use Korean and the isolates would have their own symbols rather than language.

Actress Jung Ryeo-won said the favorite parts of the scenario were her character's scar on her forehead since she thought she would never do such makeup ever again on her career and the theme of hope. She also addressed the challenges while playing her character in the film because she felt lonely while filming most of her scenes alone.

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