Asako in Ruby Shoes succeeds in providing yet another challenge to views of a homogeneous South Korea by presenting to us the Asian side of modern globalization. The film jumps back and forth from Korea and Japan, with each main character feeling out of place in their respective homes.
Cast
Lee Jung-jae
Woo-in
Misato Tachibana
Aya / Asako
Urara Awata
Rie
Kim Min-hee
Mia
Ki Joo-bong
Woo-in's Brother-in-Law
Ren Osugi
Aya's Father
Kimiko Yo
Aya's Mother
Kim Yeong-cheol
Jong-wan
Kim Yeong-jun
Bellboy
Rie Young-zin
Motorcycle Girl
Yûrei Yanagi
Young Cameraman
Dankan
Cameraman
Kim Sang-mi
State Affairs Officer
Masatoshi Matsuo
Takashi
Ha Seung-lee
Woo-in's Nephew
Mayumi Hidaka
Yuka
Kumiko Kin
Unknown
Lee Eun-ju
Unknown
Kim Ji-yeong
Unknown
Lee Eun-sil
Unknown
Crew
E J-yong
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Park Gyu-tae
Writer
Jung Yoon-sup
Editor
Hong Kyung-pyo
Director of Photography
Masashi Chikamori
Director of Photography
No Zin-soo
Assistant Director
Hideji Miyajima
Executive Producer
Kang Woo-suk
Executive Producer
Koo Bon-han
Producer
Misaki Tsuchida
Producer
Hitoshi Iwata
Producer
Hitoshi Iwata
Producer
Park Min-heui
Co-Producer
Shin Seung-Hoon
Assistant Art Director
Kim Dong-eui
Production Sound Mixer
Hidehiko Ameda
Sound
Cho Sung-woo
Original Music Composer
Kim Jun-seok
Original Music Composer
Jung Gu-ho
Art Direction
Kim Jin-cheol
Art Direction
Yutaka Yokoyama
Art Direction
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