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THE SHOWER

SO-NA-KI

By Jae-Hun AHN, Hye-Jin HAN

MIROVISION / STUDIO BONANZA - as SALES All rights, World

Animation - Completed 2016

Based on the famous old Korean novel, the rain shower symbolizes the short but heart-rending love between the boy and the girl. The story begins with the boy encountering the girl playing by the stream on his way back home.

- Year of production
- 2016
- Genres
- Animation
- Countries
- KOREA (South)
- Languages
- KOREAN
- Duration
- 45 mn
- Director(s)
- Jae-Hun AHN, Hye-Jin HAN
- Producer(s)
- Sangho LEE (Meditation With a Pencil)
- Synopsis
- By far the most famous short story in Korean literature is Shower (1952) written by Hwang Sun-wŏn (1915-2000). For many Koreans, it is the most representative story for portraying the sensibilities that are unique to Korean culture. The rain shower symbolizes the short but heart-rending love between the boy and the girl. The story begins with the boy encountering the girl playing by the stream on his way back home.