Under the Sky of Seoul
서울의 지붕밑

  • Cast

    Kim Seung-ho,Heo Chang-kang,Kim Hee- kap,Choi Eun-hee,Kim Jin-kyu

  • Runtime

    123 mins

  • Cert

    TBC

Doctor Kim Hak-gyu is a cantankerous old man who is the longest living
householder in a small village in Seoul.
He often causes domestic trouble by
being nasty to his wife and his children.
Kim Hyeon-ok a daughter of a young
widow who runs local Beauty Shop, is
in love with Choi Du-yeol, an obstetrician across the street. Kim Hak-gyu has
great distaste for western medicine,
and at the same time, is jealous of the
obstetrician. He always gets in the way
of Choi Du-yeol. Kim’s son, Hyeon-gu
dates Jeom-ryae, a daughter of a bar
owner. When Jeom-ryae gets pregnant,
Hyeon-gu plans to marry her only to
enrage his father who rejects their relationship and kicks his son out. While
busy deliberating on ways to hinder
Du-yeol with his friends Park Ju-sa, a physiognomist, and Roh Mong-hyun,
a real-estate agent, Kim comes across
the news that Choi will be running for
city mayor and runs in the election
himself. Will defeating his self imposed
nemesis ever bring Kim Hak-gyu happiness?

Under the Sky of Seoul creates a
sophisticated comedy with themes of
transition contrasting the differences
between the old and the new weav-
ing in the sensitive and topical issue of
the time. The opening sequence, intro-
duces the film’s characters by moving
fluidly through the narrow alleyway of
the neighbourhood, is a great exam of
the skill the classic Korean director Lee
Hyung-pyo wielded even in his first film.