Late Blossom

Quality 0.50 · 2 views · Updated 2 months ago

title: "Late Blossom" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2011-films", "2011-romantic-drama-films", "south-korean-romantic-drama-films", "films-about-suicide", "films-shot-in-incheon", "films-based-on-manhwa", "films-based-on-works-by-kang-full", "films-directed-by-choo-chang-min", "next-entertainment-world-films", "2010s-korean-language-films", "live-action-films-based-on-comics", "2011-south-korean-films"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Blossom" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox film"]

FieldValue
nameLate Blossom
imageFile:Late_Blossom_poster.jpg
native_name
directorChoo Chang-min
producerKim Sung-jin
Lee Gun-seon
Yoon Ki-chan
Nam Hyun
writerChoo Chang-min
Lee Man-hee
Kim Sang-su
Kim Yong-deok
based_on
starringLee Soon-jae
Yoon So-jung
Song Jae-ho
Kim Soo-mi
musicKang Min-guk
cinematographyChoi Yun-man
editingChoo Chang-min
Go Ah-mo
distributorNext Entertainment World
released
runtime118 minutes
countrySouth Korea
languageKorean
gross
::

|name = Late Blossom |image = File:Late_Blossom_poster.jpg |native_name = |director = Choo Chang-min |producer = Kim Sung-jin Lee Gun-seon Yoon Ki-chan Nam Hyun |writer = Choo Chang-min Lee Man-hee Kim Sang-su Kim Yong-deok |based_on = |starring = Lee Soon-jae Yoon So-jung Song Jae-ho Kim Soo-mi |music = Kang Min-guk |cinematography = Choi Yun-man |editing = Choo Chang-min Go Ah-mo |distributor = Next Entertainment World |released = |runtime = 118 minutes |country = South Korea |language = Korean |budget = |gross =

Late Blossom (; lit. "I Love You") is a 2011 South Korean film written and directed by Choo Chang-min about the love story of two elderly couples.

After opening quietly to little fanfare, the indie slowly gained positive word-of-mouth and critical praise, and eventually became a box office success with over 1,645,505 ticket sales,

The film is based on the manhwa I Love You by Kang Full. It was serialized online in 2007 and later published in three volumes. In 2008, it was turned into a play and drew audiences of more than 120,000 by 2010.

Plot

The movie revolves around four senior citizens living in a hillside village. Kim Man-seok is a cranky milkman with a short fuse and a foul mouth. He wakes the village early each morning with his noisy, battered motorcycle. He meets Song Ee-peun, who scavenges for scrap paper while roaming around the town at daybreak. As they meet again and again, they slowly develop feelings for each other.

Ms. Song parks her handcart at a junkyard and sees Jang Kun-bong, the caretaker of the parking lot next to the scrap yard. One day, Kun-bong wakes up late and forgets to lock his door and asks Ms. Song to fasten it for him. Meanwhile, Jang's Alzheimer's-afflicted wife Soon-yi wanders around the town, ending up on the back of Man-seok's motorbike.

Cast

Box office

Initially difficult to finance due to ageism, the film was shot with a (US$900,000) budget, and then marketed with another (a small amount compared to most Korean mainstream films). The sleeper hit eventually recouped four times its cost in just a few weeks, attracting 1,645,505 admissions and grossing more than domestically.

Spin-off

A same-titled 16-episode television series spin-off starring Kim Hyung-jun aired on SBS Plus from April to June 2012. Of the movie cast members, only Lee Soon-jae reprised his role.

Awards

References

References

  1. Cha, Hyo-jin. (14 February 2013). "''I Love You'', The Most Beautiful Confession". Worldyan News.
  2. Cho, Jae-eun. (11 March 2011). "Old fools fall in love in syrupy film version of Web cartoon". [[Korea JoongAng Daily]].
  3. Wheeler, CJ. (22 October 2011). "''Late Blossom'': Ageless Beauty with Cinematic Sensibilities". [[Hancinema]].
  4. Kwon, Mee-yoo. (6 February 2011). "Blossom portrays love in twilight years". [[The Korea Times]].
  5. Hong, Lucia. (26 March 2012). "Kim Hyung-jun's TV series to begin air on April 16". 10Asia.
  6. Hong, Lucia. (14 March 2012). "Kim Hyung-jun scores 2nd acting role in SBS Plus drama". 10Asia.
  7. Suk, Monica. (22 May 2012). "Kim Hyung-jun goes on date with Kim Yoon-seo for ''Late Blossom'' shooting". 10Asia.
  8. Suk, Monica. (22 May 2012). "Kim Hyung-jun's ''Late Blossom'' soundtrack to go on sale in Japan". 10Asia.
  9. Sunwoo, Carla. (5 December 2012). "Kim Hyung-jun takes part in drama event". [[Korea JoongAng Daily]].
  10. Hong, Lucia. (28 November 2011). "Korean pic ''The Unjust'' wins big at the 32nd Blue Dragon Awards". 10Asia.
  11. Choi, Min-ji. (28 October 2011). "Lee Soon Jae Wins Best Actor Award at Major Chinese Film Awards". enewsWorld.
  12. Hong, Lucia. (28 October 2011). "Lee Soon-jae wins best actor award at Chinese film fest". 10Asia.

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::

2011-films2011-romantic-drama-filmssouth-korean-romantic-drama-filmsfilms-about-suicidefilms-shot-in-incheonfilms-based-on-manhwafilms-based-on-works-by-kang-fullfilms-directed-by-choo-chang-minnext-entertainment-world-films2010s-korean-language-filmslive-action-films-based-on-comics2011-south-korean-films