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The First Issue

7.020191h 58mMovieDrama

The First Issue is composed of five short films created between 2016 and 2018: "The Designated Driver", "Let's Get Divorced", "Ambivalently Yours", " Sorry", and "The Congressman".

DirectorsJi Il-ju·Ha Su-min
WritersPaek Seung-hwan·Kim Hong-ki

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Cast · Directed by Ji Il-ju

JHJung Hyung-suk
Jung Hyung-suk
Designated Driver (segment "The Designated Driver")
MJMoon Jong-won
Moon Jong-won
Deputy Moon (segment "The Designated Driver")
JDJo Dal-hwan
Jo Dal-hwan
Chief Yoon (segment "The Designated Driver")
KJKim Jong-goo
Kim Jong-goo
Taxi driver (segment "The Designated Driver")
KJKim Jae-hwa
Kim Jae-hwa
Hye-soo (segment "Let's Get Divorced")
JMJo Min-jae
Jo Min-jae
Sang-min (segment "Let's Get Divorced")
SDSeo Dong-gab
Seo Dong-gab
Min-seong (segment "Let's Get Divorced")
RYRie Young-zin
Rie Young-zin
Ji-young (segment "Ambivalently Yours")
BSBaek Soo-jang
Baek Soo-jang
Hyung-gu (segment "Ambivalently Yours")
JIJi Il-ju
Ji Il-ju
Yoo-han (segment "Ambivalently Yours")
SDSong Dong-hwan
Song Dong-hwan
Dong-hwan (segment "Ambivalently Yours")
KCKang Chan-hee
Kang Chan-hee
Hyun-jun (segment "Sorry")

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