冬日浪人  WinterWanderer

StartinghiscareerasassistantdirectorforfamousnameslikeImKwonTaekandBaeChangHo,KwakJiKyunmadeasplashin1986withWandererinWinter.Forhisdebutfilm,KwakteamedupwithBaeChangHo'slongtimecollaboratorChoiInHo,whowroteBae'smostsuccessfulfilmsofthe1980slikeWhaleHunting,DeepBlueNight,andDotheRightThing.ThefilmalsofeaturesBae'smuse,topactorAhnSungKi,alongwithLeeMiSook,whopreviouslyworkedwithAhninWhaleHunting,KangSukWoo(Stranger),andLeeHyeYoung(BetweentheKnees).　　PavingthewayforKwak'slatermelodramaslikePortraitofYouthandPlumBlossom,WandererinWinterisastoryofyouthandstruggle,reflectingonthehardshipsofthetimeandtheuniversalthemesofloveandsorrow,desireanddesperation.Thefilmfollowsfouryoungpeople-MinWoo,DaHye,HyunTae,andEunYoung-whoselivesconfusinglycrosspaths.ForMinWooandDaHye,firstloveleavesjustasquicklyasitcomeswhenMinWooendsupinprison.Uponrelease,heloseshimselfinamilitarytownandmeetsstreetgirlEunYoung,disappearingcompletelyfromDaHye'slife.WithoutMinWoobyherside,DaHyecomestorelyonHyunTae,whoistornbetweenhisfeelingsforDaHyeandhisfriendshipwithMinWoo