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The Day He Arrives (Korean: 북촌 방향; Hanja: 北村 方向; RR: Bukchon Banghyang; lit. "In the direction of Bukchon" or "Bukchon-bound") is a 2011 South Korean drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo.[3][4] The film is in black and white.[5] It premiered on 19 May 2011 in the Un Certain Regard section of the 64th Cannes Film Festival.[6] The film received 45,223 admissions on its domestic release.

The Day He Arrives
Hangul	북촌 방향
Hanja	北村 方向
Revised Romanization	Bukchon Banghyang
McCune–Reischauer	Pukch'on Panghyang
Directed by	Hong Sang-soo
Written by	Hong Sang-soo
Produced by	Kim Kyoung-hee
Starring	Yoo Jun-sang Kim Sang-joong Song Seon-mi Kim Bo-kyung
Cinematography	Kim Hyung-koo
Edited by	Hahm Sung-won
Music by	Jeong Yong-jin
Production company	Jeonwonsa Films
Distributed by	Jeonwonsa Films JoseE Films
Release dates	19 May 2011 (2011-05-19) (Cannes) 8 September 2011 (2011-09-08) (South Korea)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$320,421[1][2]

Plot

Seong-jun heads to Seoul to meet a close friend who lives in Bukchon (North Village; Korean: 북촌), Jongno District. When the friend does not answer his calls, Seong-jun wanders around Bukchon and runs into an actress he used to know. The two talk for a while but soon part. He makes his way down to Insa-dong and drinks makgeolli (rice wine) by himself. Some film students at another table ask him to join them—Seong-jun used to be a film director. He soon gets drunk and heads for his ex-girlfriend's house.

Unclear if it is the next day or some other day, Seong-jun is still wandering around Bukchon. He runs into the actress again. They talk and soon part. He eventually meets his friend and they head to a bar called Novel with a female professor his friend knows. The owner of the bar has a striking resemblance to Seong-jun's ex-girlfriend. He plays the piano for her.

Again unclear if it is the next day or some other day, Seong-jun goes to the Jeongdok Public Library with his friend and mentions that it was the first place he chased after a woman. Later, they have drinks with a former actor who had been doing business in Vietnam. The same female professor joins them and the four go to the bar called Soseol (lit. "Novel"). Seong-jun gets drunk and ends up kissing the owner of the pub.

Seong-jun may have spent a few days in Seoul with his friend, or it may still be his first day there. He may have learned something from the encounter with his ex-girlfriend, or may have to meet the woman who resembles her again, for the first time. As life presents itself in no more than today's worth of time, Seong-jun also has no other choice than to face his "today".

Cast

• Yoo Jun-sang as Seong-jun, a professor of film studies
• Kim Sang-joong as Young-ho, a film critic and friend of Seong-jun
• Song Seon-mi as Bo-ram, a professor of film studies
• Kim Bo-kyung as Kyung-jin (Seong-jun's ex-girlfriend) / Ye-jeon (bar owner)
• Kim Eui-sung as Joong-won, an ex-actor
• Park Soo-min as an actress
• Go Hyun-jung as a cinema fan
• Gi Ju-bong as a producer
• Baek Jong-hak as a director
• Baik Hyun-jhin as a composer
• Ahn Jae-hong as student 1
• Bae Yoo-ram as student 2
• Jeong Ji-hyeong as student 3

Reception

The Day He Arrives holds an 83/100 average on Metacritic.[7]

See also

• List of black-and-white films produced since 1970

References

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• The Day He Arrives at The Cinema Guild
• The Day He Arrives at IMDb
• The Day He Arrives at the Korean Movie Database
• The Day He Arrives at HanCinema

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