A Season of Good Rain explained
Season of Good Rain, also known as A Good Rain Knows, is a 2009 film by Hur Jin-ho.[2] [3] It stars South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung and Chinese actress Gao Yuanyuan.[4] [5] [6] [7] The film was released to South Korean theaters on October 8 and had a total of 287,887 admissions.[8]
Originally intended as the second segment of Chengdu, I Love You,[9] the director and producers expanded its running time and released it as a stand-alone feature.[10] [11] [12] [13]
Plot
Timely like the spring rain, so has he come back into my life ... . Dong-ha is a thirty-something Korean architect on a business trip to Chengdu, China where his company is carrying out construction projects to rebuild the city after the earthquake of 2008. By chance, he meets May, an old friend from his school days in the U.S. May is originally from Chengdu, where she had returned to after graduation; she works as a tour guide. Dong-ha and May had feelings for each other then, but they parted before they had a chance to define or declare them. Now that they are thrown together again, they find that these old feelings reignite and new ones form.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Cast
Notes and References
- https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fGOODRAIN01 "Good Rain"
- Web site: Yi. Chang-ho. HUR Jin-ho directs Korea-China love story. 2012-11-26. Korean Film Biz Zone. 1 October 2009.
- Web site: K-FILM REVIEWS: 호우시절 (A Good Rain Knows). 2012-11-26. Twitch Film. 12 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120814104432/http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2009/12/k-film-reviews-a-good-rain-knows.php. 14 August 2012. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Lee. Hyo-won. Hur Jin-ho Will Bring Heart-Fluttering Romance. 2012-11-26. The Korea Times. 9 September 2009.
- Web site: Yang. Sung-jin. Hur Jin-ho's new film has no tragic twist. 2012-11-26. The Korea Herald. 11 September 2009.
- Web site: Lee. Ji-hye. Rain is about the timing of love, says actor Jung. 2012-11-26. 10Asia. 16 September 2009.
- Web site: Gao, Jung exploit English in 'Good Rain'. 2012-11-26. Shenzhen Daily. 5 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726021627/http://paper.sznews.com/szdaily/20100305/ca2928010.htm. 2014-07-26. dead.
- http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2009.html#boxoffice "Theatrical Releases in 2009: Box-Office Admission Results"
- Web site: Love for a Quake-hit City. 2012-11-26. China Daily via Beijing Review. 30 December 2008.
- Web site: Noh. Jean. Hur Jin-ho wraps feature-length Season Of Good Rain. 2012-11-26. Screen International. 15 July 2009.
- Web site: Noh. Jean. Amuse Soft steps up for Hur's Season Of Good Rain. 2012-11-26. Screen International. 21 July 2009.
- Web site: Oxenbridge. David. Chinese/Korean Film Season of Good Rain to be Released. 2012-11-26. Korean Film Biz Zone. 18 September 2009.
- Web site: Elley. Derek. A Good Rain Knows. 2012-11-26. Variety. 1 November 2009.
- Web site: Lee. Hyo-won. Rain Falls on Summer-Battered Hearts. 2012-11-26. The Korea Times. 24 September 2009.
- Web site: Yang. Sung-jin. Jung, Gao show fine chemistry in new film. 2012-11-26. The Korea Herald. 9 October 2009.
- Web site: Shin. Hae-in. Few words, no tragic twist, but Korean auteur Hur manages again to touch hearts. 2012-11-26. Yonhap. 23 September 2009.
- Web site: Cho . Jae-eun . Director's talents buried in Korea-China film project . https://archive.today/20130127223456/http://koreajoongangdaily.joinsmsn.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2916537 . usurped . 27 January 2013 . 2012-11-26 . . 12 February 2010 .
- Web site: Mudge. James. Season of Good Rain (2009) Movie Review. 2012-11-26. Beyond Hollywood. 19 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20131005005638/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/season-of-good-rain-2009-movie-review/. 5 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: Wee. Geun-woo. INTERVIEW: Actor Jung Woo-sung - 1. 2012-11-26. 10Asia. 23 October 2009.
- Web site: Wee. Geun-woo. INTERVIEW: Actor Jung Woo-sung - 2. 2012-11-26. 10Asia. 23 October 2009.
- Web site: All That Star: Jung Woo-sung. Arirang News. 2012-11-26. 2014-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140515005241/http://www.arirangtv.com/TV2/Star_Focus.asp?code=Ki3&F_KEY=636&sys_lang=Eng. dead.