|| A N Y E O N G haseyo

ENGLISH: First Snow/Virgin Snow
Released: November 1, 2007
Writer: Ban Kazuhiko
Producer: Jonathan Kim
Director: Han Sang-hye
Music: Jeong Jae-hwan, Naotarō Moriyama
Genre: Comedy-drama, Romance, Melodrama

SYNOPSIS:
Min, a Korean boy, moves to Japan with his father who is a professor. One day at a local shrine, he meets Nanae, a beautiful Japanese girl with stunning eyes who is aspiring to be a painter. Min falls in love at first sight and finds out that Nanae attends the school to which he has just transferred. Their friendship develops fast despite their cultural and language difference. Yet when Min’s grandmother suddenly falls ill, Min hastily returns to Korea without having the time to explain Nanae the situation. After his grandmother regains her health, Min hurries back to Japan but Nanae is nowhere to be found. Had his true feelings for Nanae not been apparent to her? Why has Nanae disappeared without a word?

CAST:

• Lee Jun Ki as Kim Min
• Miyazaki Aoi as Nanae

~I saw it’s trailer on ArirangTv’s Showbiz Extra last April 7, 2007. Here’s my statement about my excitement about the movie http://yukihime05.blogdrive.com/archive/137.html. And I did promise to watch it after it’s release in Japan and South Korea, unfortunately I didn’t I just watched it today.

The story is about love between couples who have different nationality which makes them more difficult to understand each other because of language barrier. Min doesn’t understand any single Japanese nor Nanae doesn’t understand any Korean. One of the reason made me interested is the storyline. I was really curious how the movie will go and how Min and Nanae will understand each other because of Language Barrier. The best solution is to BUY A DICTIONARY. The story is just a typical story of two lovers even though it’s just an ordinary love story t’s a big THUMBS UP fo me. You will not be bored from the beginning to the end. As the film goes on you will be more interested about the two lovers and you’ll continue watchng the film. I really love any joint Japanese-Korean series/movies such as Tree of Heaven, that’s also one of my reason of watching this film. Another three reasons of watching this movie:

1. Otoha is one of the cast which made me not to think twice though she has less appearance.
2. I so love Lee Jun Ki.
3. Miyazaki Aoi is one of my favorite actress in Japan.

About the cast. Lee jun ki is so adorable and cute. He still has this look from the series My Girl. The look of a guy who’ll do anything for his love something like that. I love his comedic scenes such as everytime he was called by the Japanese and he doesn’t know anything what they are saying which makes him more stupid and made him more cuter. =) I also love the scene were he jumped from the bridge and didn’t know that the river is shallow, It hurts a lot you know. Miyazaki Aoi, she has this cute, young and innocent look you wouldn’t think that she is married for real. Anyway, she really look different in the movie compared it to Nana the Movie, she has less make up which make her more plain but make her natural beauty show. I really love her acting which looks more natural than other actresses.

The location. I really want to comment about this. The location is SUPERB! Kyoto is my most favorite place in Japan where I dreamed to live someday. I love the locations. The temples and everything. Seoul, I love the stone wall so much. I’ll visit there someday.

Music, I so love the music. It’s so mellow and slow which collaborates with the film. The music also one of the factors that will make you cry.

Some shots from HanCinema:


This is what I am telling you about. He jumped from the bridge because he accidentally dropped Nanae’s painting tools to the river where he didn’t know that the river is shallow.

This two snapshots are my favorites specially the last one were they hugged along the stone wall in Seoul.

Movies can easily made me cry obviously I cried while watching this film. And I can say that this was one of the best Love Story Film I ever watched. I recommend you this film, for people who are inlove and it will made you more inlove and for the single. =)

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CREDITS TO:
Hancinema

I also crossposted it at my Hara-Heta Blog