Sorekara (Japanese Title)

[Machine Translation] What is the purpose of life? The wry humor that lingers in the air gives hope to a life that is not always easy to live. Master director Hong Sang-soo elegantly depicts the contrast between light and darkness, disorder and silence, and man and woman in this ultimate romantic drama! In addition to Kim Min-hee, Kwon Hye-hyo (Hidden Time), Kim Sae-byeok (One Summer in Fantasia), and Cho Yoon-hee (The Engineers) co-star. The original title of the film was taken from Soseki Natsume's novel "Then", which appears at the end of the film. --Arum (Kim Min-hee) works for a small publishing company, "Book Publishing Kang," headed by Bong-wan (Kwon Hye-hyo), a well-known critic. Bong-wan wakes up at 4:30 a.m. every morning to go to work and does not return home until late at night, leading his wife to suspect that he is having an affair. On Arum's first day at work, a woman comes into his office and suddenly hits him. Bong-wan's wife ( Cho Yuni ), who found evidence of the affair, mistakenly thought that Arum was her husband's mistress. Bong-wan, cornered, replies that the adulterer has gone abroad and he does not know where he is. At night, Bong-wan takes Arum out to dinner in lieu of an apology. Arum tells him that she is quitting her job, but he stops her. But then, Chang-sook ( Kim Saebyeok ), Arum's predecessor and Bong-wan's lover, shows up without warning. Arum is asked to resign from the publishing company by both of them before his tongue is dry. Arum is angry at the unreasonableness of the request, but he leaves the publishing house with a few books. Then... Bon Wan's review wins a famous award. Arum visits Kang to congratulate him. Commentary enclosed.

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何のために生きるのか? そこはかとなく漂う醒めたユーモアが、ままならぬ人生を希望に変える。名匠ホン・サンス監督による、光と闇、無秩序と静寂、そして男と女のコントラストをエレガントに描いた究極の恋愛ドラマ! キム・ミニに加え、「隠された時間」のクォン・ヘヒョ、「ひと夏のファンタジア」のキム・セビョク、「技術者たち」のチョ・ユニが共演。原題となったのは最後に登場する夏目漱石の小説「それから」。 ――アルム(キム・ミニ)は、著名な評論家でもあるボンワン(クォン・ヘヒョ)が社長をつとめる小さな出版社"図書出版 カン"に勤めることになった。ボンワンは、毎朝4時半に起きて出勤し夜遅くまで帰らないことで、妻に浮気を疑われている。アルム初出勤の日、事務所に踏み込んできた女に、アルムはいきなり殴られた。浮気の証拠を見つけたボンワンの妻(チョ・ユニ)が、アルムを夫の愛人だと勘違いしたのだ。追い詰められたボンワンは、不倫の相手は外国に行ってしまい、居場所は知らないと答える。夜、ボンワンはアルムをお詫び代わりに食事に連れて行く。アルムは仕事を辞めると告げるが引き止められる。ところがそこに、アルムの前任者でボンワンの浮気相手であるチャンスク(キム・セビョク)が前触れもなく姿を現す。そして、舌の根も乾かぬうちに、二人から出版社を辞めて欲しいと頼まれるアルム。あまりの理不尽さに憤るが、アルムは数冊の本をもらい出版社を後にする。それから・・・。ボンワンの評論が有名な賞を受賞した。アルムがお祝いを伝えるために、"図書出版 カン"を訪れると―。解説封入。