A Single Spark (1995)
Jeon tae-il (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 32min
- Drama
- 18 Nov 1995 (South Korea)
- Movie
The film intercuts two stories, one in black and white, one in color. From 1965 to 1970.
Directors:
Writers:
Stars:
Awards:
- 7 wins & 5 nominations.
- See more »
Photos and Videos
Cast
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 |
Dong Bang-Woo | ... |
Tae-Il's Father
|
|
|
Kim Bo-Kyeong | ... |
Kyeong-Ja
|
|
|
Kim Bo-kyung | ... |
(as Bo-kyeong Kim)
|
|
|
Yoo Byeong-Seok | ... |
'Triple Action' Labor Movement Member
|
|
|
Im Il Chan | ... |
Yeong Su's Junior
|
|
|
Won Chang-Hyeon | ... |
Labor Superintendent Office Employee
|
| Park Chul-min | ... |
Hanmisa Tailor
(as Cheol-min Park)
|
|
|
|
Jeon Dae-Byung | ... |
'Triple Action' Labor Movement Member
|
|
|
Kang Do-Wook | ... |
'Fool' Labor Movement Member
|
|
|
Hwang Dong-Seop | ... |
'Triple Action' Labor Movement Member
|
|
|
Lee Doo-il | ... |
Detective
(as Lee Doo Il)
|
|
|
Lee Eun-Yeong | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Kim Eun-Young | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Lee Ga-Myeong | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Moon Sung Geun | ... |
Yeong Soo
|
|
|
Kim Gwang-Rim | ... |
Press Corps -Special Appearance
|
| Myeong Gye-nam | ... |
Tae-il's father
(as Bang-woo Dong)
|
|
|
|
Lee Hae-Sik | ... |
Wang Sung Company President
|
|
|
Jang In Han | ... |
Grandfather
|
|
|
Moon Hong-Sik | ... |
Dong District Office Employee
|
|
|
Ahn Hoon-Cheol | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Jang Hye-Jeong | ... |
Galaxy Coffee Shop Waitress
|
|
|
Lee Hye-Mi | ... |
Female Factory Worker
|
|
|
Kwon Hyeok-Poong | ... |
Stall Drunk
|
|
|
Im Hyeon-Jae | ... |
Company Presidents Group
|
|
|
Choi Hyeon-Sook | ... |
Stall Owner
|
|
|
Jo Hyeon-Tae | ... |
Samil Company President
|
|
|
Park Mi Hyun | ... |
Cheonggye Cloth Workers' Union
|
|
|
Choi Il-Soon | ... |
'Triple Action' Labor Movement Member
|
| Jeong In-gi | ... |
Young-soo's Junior
(as In-gi Jeong)
|
|
|
|
Jung In-Gi | ... |
Yeong-Soo's Junior
|
|
|
Dok Go Young Jae | ... |
Yeong Soo's Senior
|
|
|
Lee Jae-goo | ... |
'Fool' Labor Movement Member
(as Lee Jae Gu)
|
|
|
Kim Jae-Hong | ... |
Yeong-Soo's Junior
|
|
|
Lee Jae-Seong | ... |
Student Representative
|
|
|
Heo Jang-Geun | ... |
Child Selling An Umbrella
|
|
|
Jeon Jeong-Ho |
|
|
|
|
Choi Jeong-Man |
|
|
|
|
Seo Jeong-Mi | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Choi Jeong-Min | ... |
'Triple Action' Labor Movement Member
|
|
|
Seo Ji-Hyeon | ... |
Yeong-Soo's Senior's Wife
|
|
|
Kim Ji-Seon | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Kim Soo Jin |
|
|
|
|
Choi Jin-Ae | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Im Jin-taek |
|
|
|
|
Choi Jong-In | ... |
Company Presidents Group
|
|
|
Lee Joo-Hee | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
| Lee Joo-sil | ... |
Tae-il's Mother
(as Joo-sil Lee)
|
|
|
|
Jun Jung-Ro | ... |
'Triple Action' Labor Movement Member
|
| Kim Ki-chun | ... |
Stall Drunk
(as Kim Ki-Cheon)
|
|
|
|
Sun-Jae Kim | ... |
Jung-soon
|
|
|
Choi Kyeong-Gook | ... |
'Fool' Labor Movement Member
|
|
|
Lee Kyeong-Sook | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
| Hong Kyoung-in | ... |
Jeon Tae-il
(as Kyoung-In Hong)
|
|
| Min Kyung-jin | ... |
Hanmi Company President
|
|
|
|
Heo Maeng-Ho | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Yoon Myeong-Seon | ... |
Detective
|
|
|
Jo Nam-Gil | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Jang Ok-Ja | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Kim Pil-Gook | ... |
'Triple Action' Labor Movement Member
|
|
|
Kwon Hyeok Pung | ... |
Snack Cart Drunk
|
|
|
Sin Sam-Bong | ... |
'Triple Action' Labor Movement Member
|
|
|
Choi Sam-Tae | ... |
Labor Superintendent Office Employee
|
|
|
Kim Seok-Joo | ... |
Chief Park
|
|
|
Kim Seok-Man | ... |
Press Corps -Special Appearance
|
|
|
Hong Seok-Yeon | ... |
Samil Company Tailor
|
|
|
Lee Seung-Chul-I | ... |
Company Presidents Group
|
|
|
Oh Seung-Mi | ... |
President's Office Employee
|
|
|
Lee Seung-Sook | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
| Kim Seung-su | ... |
Press Corps -Special Appearance
(as Kim Seung-Soo)
|
|
|
|
Lee Joo Shil | ... |
Tae Il's Mother
|
|
|
Kim So-Jeong | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Kang Soo-Ah | ... |
Yeong-Soo's Junior
|
|
|
Ji Soo-Hee | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Yoo Soo-Jong | ... |
Detective
|
|
|
Yoo Soon-cheol | ... |
Young-soo's Father
(as Soon-cheol Yoo)
|
|
|
Park Soon-Deok | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Lee Sun-Kyun | ... |
Newspaper Reader
|
| Moon Sung-Keun |
|
||
|
|
Kim Tae-Won | ... |
Company Presidents Group
|
| Kwon Tae-won | ... |
Factory Owner
|
|
|
|
Jeong Yeol-Gyoon | ... |
Labor Superintendent Office Employee
|
|
|
Kim Yeong-Dae | ... |
Detective
|
|
|
Jo Yeong-Ho | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Seo Yeong-Joo | ... |
Cheonggye Sheath Park
|
|
|
Kim Yeong-Moon | ... |
Company Presidents Group
|
|
|
Kim Yeong-Soo | ... |
Heavy Drinking Grandfather
|
|
|
Kim Yeong-Tae | ... |
Company Presidents Group
|
|
|
Kim Yong-Man-I | ... |
Labor Office Chief -Special Appearance
|
| Lee Yong-nyeo | ... |
Woman Buying Umbrellas
(as Yong-nyeo Lee)
|
|
|
|
Park Yong-soo | ... |
President of Pyeonghwa Market
(as Yong-soo Park)
|
|
|
Park Yong-Su | ... |
President Of Pyunghwa Market
|
|
|
Choi Yoo-Ran |
|
|
|
|
Ahn So Young | ... |
Labor Supervisor
|
Directed by
| Park Kwang-su | ... | (as Kwang-su Park) |
| Park Kwang Soo | ||
Written by
| Julius Chan | ... | (dialogue editor) |
| Lee Chang-dong | ... | () |
| Lee Chang Dong | ... | (screenwriter) |
| Hur Jin Ho | ... | (screenwriter) |
| Hur Jin-ho | ... | () (as Jin-ho Hur) |
| Jeong-Hwan Kim | ... | () |
| Park Kwang-Su | ... | () |
| Park Kwang Soo | ... | (screenwriter) |
| Hyo-in Yi | ... | () |
Produced by
| Yoo In-Taek | ... | producer |
| Eugene Lee | ... | marketing producer |
Cinematography by
| Lee Jong-Pil | ||
| Lee Sung-Jae-Ii | ||
| Yong-kil You | ||
| You Young-Gil | ||
| Choi Young-Hwan | ||
Editing by
| Yang-il Kim | ||
Production Management
| Neung-yeon Joh | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Park Heung-Sik | ... | assistant director |
| Heo Jin-Ho | ... | assistant director |
| Hur Jin-ho | ... | assistant director (as Jin-ho Hur) |
| Lee Jong-Hyeok | ... | assistant director |
| Jong-Hyuk Lee | ... | assistant director (as Jong-hyeok Lee) |
Sound Department
| Julius Chan | ... | dialogue editor |
| Ian Mcloughlin | ... | mix technician |
| Ian McLoughlin | ... | re-recording mixer |
Stunts
| Ahn Gap-Yong | ... | stunts |
| Ahn Gap Yong | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lee Jong-Hyeok | ... | crane |
| Lee Jong-Pil | ... | lighting |
| Lee Sung-Jae-Ii | ... | lighting |
| You Yong-Kil | ... | director of photography |
| Choi Young-Hwan | ... | lighting |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lee Chang-Dong | ... | scriptwriter |
| Park Heung-Sik | ... | script supervisor |
| Yi Hyo-In | ... | scriptwriter |
| Kim Jeong-Hwan-Iv | ... | scriptwriter |
| Heo Jin-Ho | ... | scriptwriter |
| Park Kwang-Soo | ... | scriptwriter |
Additional Crew
| Kim Hyeon-I | ... | consultant |
Production Companies
Distributors
Special Effects
Other Companies
- CJ Entertainment (archive)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The film intercuts two stories, one in black and white, one in color. From 1965 to 1970, we follow Jeon Tae-Il, a poor young man who quits street vending to work in a garment factory. Amid appalling work conditions, he buys a law book, seeks government help, forms an association, talks to reporters. When conditions don't change, he takes a dire step. |
| Plot Keywords | |
| Genres | |
| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
| Certification |
Additional Details
| Also Known As |
|
| Runtime |
|
| Country | |
| Language | |
| Color | |
| Sound Mix |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | To make this political film, 7,646 individuals contributed money. All of their names appear in the credits. See more » |