THE SHOWER

SO-NA-KI

By Jae-Hun AHN, Hye-Jin HAN

ENCORE INFLIGHT LIMITED - as DISTR Airline, 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.