30th Tokyo International Film Festival

World Focus

The Poet and the Boy

[ 시인의 사랑 ]

Director: Kim Yang-hee

Drama
Romance

Japanese Premiere

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Schedule & Ticket

TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN7

10/31 15:30- (110min)

Guest (tentative): Q&A: Kim Yang-hee(Director/Screenplay)

Tickets ¥1500,
Student Tickets ¥1000

Student Tickets at the Door ¥500 Available from 0:00

SOLD OUT

TOHO CINEMAS Roppongi Hills SCREEN8

11/03 14:00- (110min)

Guest (tentative): Q&A: Kim Yang-hee(Director/Screenplay)

Tickets ¥1500,
Student Tickets ¥1000

Student Tickets at the Door ¥500 Available from 0:00

SOLD OUT

Situation of seats

◎：Still seats available △：Only few seats left
✕：Tickets are sold out

* Tickets for some screenings/programs may be available again after sold-out.

Tax included.

Please note that the stage appearances of guests and scheduled time of the show may change according to circumstances.

Introduction

A married poet in his late 30s, who has lived on Jeju Island since birth, leads an uneventful life, slowly losing inspiration. His wife is desperate to have a baby and pushes the poet to make love when he is not in the mood. While struggling to avoid going to bed with his wife, he eventually goes to a doctor for a checkup and is diagnosed with oligospermia. One day, while he is writing a poem at a donut shop, the poet is inspired by a passing comment from a teenage boy who works there part time. From then on, the poet helplessly develops feelings he has never known before.

Data

Director	Kim Yang-hee Kim Yang-hee was awarded Best Director at the Busan International Short Film Festival for her first short film One Day to be Passing By (2007). Her second short film Hearing Aid (2013) was also invited to various domestic film festivals. Her first feature The Poet and the Boy received Audience Award and Grand Prize at Feature Film Pitching section of Jeonju Project Market in 2016.
Staff	Director/Screenplay : Kim Yang-hee Executive Producer : Seo Jung Producer : An Young-jin Assistant Producer : Sean C. Lee Cinematography : Choi Yun-man Production Design : Ryu Seon-kwang Editing : Lee Young-lim Lighting : Kim Hee-tae Supervising Sound Editor : Gong Tae-won Sound Recordist : Hwang Jung-ho Visual Effects : Kim Kyoung-mo Music : Koo Ja-wan
Cast	Yang Ik-june Jeon Hye-jin Jung Ga-ram
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110min. Color Korean ｜ 2017 Korea ｜

◎Pre-order lottery

★Purchase of Pre-order lottery tickets are limited to 2 tickets per application (Seats cannot be reserved).

From 12:00pm on Sept. 27 Wed - 13:00pm on Oct. 3 Tue

"FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST" (Opening)
"The Stand-In Thief" (Special Screenings)
"Ismael's Ghosts" (World Focus)

◎Ticket Sales

★Tickets wil be sold by sections

※Three titles for pre-order lottery are not sold on Oct. 14 and 15.

Oct. 14 Sat

12:00pm〜
Asian Future・CROSSCUT ASIA・Co-Hosted/Allied Events and Others
16:00pm〜
Competition・Japan Now・Japanese Classics

Oct. 15 Sun

12:00pm〜
Japanese Cinema Splash・World Focus・Youth
16:00pm〜
Special Screenings・Special Program

TIFF Online Ticket

Purchase via TIFF Official Website
Ticket will be available through smart phone/tablet/PC.
Service Hours
・From 12:00pm on Oct. 14 Sat (Tickets wii be sold by sections) until 20 min. after the last screening on Nov. 3 Fri.

TIFF Ticket Center counters

Oct. 25 Wed 9:30am〜
TIFF Ticket Center (Roppongi Hills 2F O-YANE PLAZA)
Service Hours
・Oct. 25 Wed〜Nov. 3 Fri ・From 9:30 am until 20 min. after the start of the venue's last screening of the day.

・All-night screening tickets are also available at the temporary ticket sales counter at the theater after TIFF Ticket Center is closed (Cash Only).
・Tickets for all dates (including EX Theater) are sold here.
*Tickets for Kabukiza and Tokyo International Forum are not sold atTIFF Online Tickets and TIFF Ticket Center.

Contact

TIFF Ticket Information Center
(Oct. 10～Nov. 3)
Number : 050-3786-5444 *An operator will assist your inquiry.
Service Hours : 12:00pm～18:00pm
Out of service on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Available all day during TIFF.

Notes

*Tickets for Kabukiza and Tokyo International Forum are not sold atTIFF Online Tickets and TIFF Ticket Center.
*Purchase of Opening/Closing/Special Screenings/Tokyo Grand Prix Winner Screening+Award Ceremony tickets are limited to 2 tickets per person. The other screenings are limited to 4 tickets per person.
*Tickets are not refundable, exchangeable or replaceable in event of loss.
*Wrongful acts such as re-sales of tickets, ticket transaction numbers, and QR codes for commerical purpose are prohibited.
*We ask customers to leave when we find out that the tickets are not purchased via TIFF Official website.
*Pre-school children are not adimitted.
*The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Ordiance for Healthy Youth Development prohibits individuals under age of 18 from being at theaters from 23:00 to 4:00. This also applies when these individuals are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
*Screenings at TIFF are not eligible for Cinemileage (TOHO CINEMAS mileage).
*TIFF tickets are not eligible for parking services at any of the venues.