Even though not a great commercial success, the Korean film « Christmas in August » remains, six years after its release, in the memory of many Koreans. It tells the love story between Jeong-won, a young photographer who manages a small studio in Seoul, and Da-rim, a young meter maid who visits him in order to have photos of traffic violations developed. The monotonous life of Jeong-won begins to be enlivened by the daily visits of the young woman, but he is afflicted with an incurable sickness and he knows that too little time remains to love Da-rim...In the original version, Jeong-won was played by Han Seok-gyu and Da-rim by Shim Eun-ha. In the Japanese version, to be be released January 26, actor Yamazaki Masayoshi and actress Segi Megumi take the lead roles. It is said that they manage to convey the psychological evolution of the characters better than in the original.
