My Beautiful Girl, Mari
2002 South Korean film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My Beautiful Girl, Mari (Korean: 마리이야기; RR: Mariiyagi; lit. "The Story of Mari") is a 2002 South Korean animated film. It follows the story of a young boy during summer vacation and ascends into flights of surrealistic fantasy, which may or may not be dream sequences. The English-language dub was directed and produced by Carl Macek and licensed by A.D. Vision.
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| Hangul | 마리이야기 |
| Revised Romanization | Mariiyagi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mariiyagi |
| Directed by | Lee Sung-gang |
| Written by | Kang Su-jeong Lee Sung-gang Seo Mi-ae |
| Produced by | Cho Sung-won |
| Cinematography | Kwon Geun-wook |
| Edited by | Park Gok-ji |
| Music by | Lee Byung-woo |
Production companies | Daewoo Entertainment Kuk Dong Siz Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Chungeorahm Film ADV Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Plot
Kim Nam-woo struggles through life as people around him constantly leave him; his best friend, Jun-ho, is going to study in Seoul and in some ways his widowed mother is "leaving" him too by paying more attention to her new boyfriend. To escape, he goes to a dream world, where he meets a girl named Mari. The story follows Nam-woo in discovering himself and maturing.
Cast
| Character | Korean voice actor | English voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Nam-woo | Ryu Deok-hwan | Alejandro Fallick |
| Adult Nam-woo | Lee Byung-hun | Jay Hickman |
| Jun-ho | Sung In-gyu | Clint Bickham |
| Adult Jun-ho | Gong Hyung-jin | Chris Patton |
| Nam-woo's Mom | Bae Jong-ok | Christine Auten |
| Nam-woo's Grandma | Na Moon-hee | Shelley Calene-Black |
| Jun-ho's Father | Jang Hang-sun | John Swasey |
| Soog-Y | Lee Nari | Kira Vincent-Davis |
| Kyung-min | Ahn Sung-ki | Andy McAvin |
Awards
- Grand Prix Winner (Best Feature Film) at the 26th Annecy International Animation Film Festival (Annecy, France)
External links
- My Beautiful Girl, Mari at IMDb
- My Beautiful Girl, Mari at HanCinema
- My Beautiful Girl, Mari: The blossoming of Korean animation—frames per second magazine
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