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Perfect Game
Perfect Game

Perfect Game

The world called them rivals

Genres

Drama

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The Lotte Giants' Choi Dong-won and the Haitai Tigers' Seon Dong-ryeol are rival pitchers in 1980s baseball. The film reenacts the legendary match of May 16, 1987, which baseball fans today still recall as "the perfect match," when Choi and Sun compete as pitchers for the last time.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

127 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

21 December 2011

Country

South Korea

Cast

Cho Seung-woo

Cho Seung-woo

Choi Dong-woon

Yang Dong-geun

Yang Dong-geun

Seon Dong-yeol

Choi Jung-won

Choi Jung-won

Kim Seo-hyung

Don Lee

Don Lee

Park Man-soo

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Kim Yong-chul

Son Byung-ho

Son Byung-ho

Kim Eung-ryong

Hyun Jyu-ni

Hyun Jyu-ni

Min-kyung

Kim Young-min

Kim Young-min

Kang Sung-tae

Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae

Bong-soo

Kong Jeong-hwan

Kong Jeong-hwan

Yoo Doo-yeol

Choi Min-chul

Choi Min-chul

Kim Il-kwon

Cha Hyun-woo

Cha Hyun-woo

Jang Chae-geun

Park Seo-jun

Park Seo-jun

Chil-goo

Choi Il-hwa

Choi Il-hwa

Hyun-soo's father

Kim Byeong-ok

Kim Byeong-ok

Chief Secretary (cameo)

Lee Dong-jin

Lee Dong-jin

Lotte Park Yeong-tae

Lee Sun-jin

Lee Sun-jin

Man-soo's wife

Lee Hae-Woo

Lee Hae-Woo

Kang Hyeon-soo

Kim Dong-hee

Kim Dong-hee

Jeong Yeong-gi

Chan-Hyeong Jo

Chan-Hyeong Jo

Han Moon-yeon

Dan Åsenlund

Dan Åsenlund

Canadian Play-By-Play Commentator

Dennis Battistella Jr.

Dennis Battistella Jr.

Canadian Baseball Player

Kim Byeong-ok

Kim Byeong-ok

Chief of staff

Oh Jung-se

Oh Jung-se

Sports commentator

Kim Kwang-hyeon

Kim Kwang-hyeon

Kyungnam High School Coach

Lasse Lindh

Lasse Lindh

Canadian color commentator

Lee Do-gyeong

Lee Do-gyeong

Seong Gi-yeong

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