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The Asian Angel
The Asian Angel

The Asian Angel

Genres

Drama

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Aoki is a failing novelist, and Sol is a failing pop singer. Encountering each other in South Korea, speaking different languages, they and their families somehow end up in a truck heading off into the Korean countryside.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

02 July 2021

Country

Japan

Cast

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Takeshi Aoki

Choi Hee-seo

Choi Hee-seo

Choi Sol

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Toru Aoki

Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae

Jung-woo

Kim Yae-eun

Kim Yae-eun

Pomme

Ryo Sato

Ryo Sato

Manabu Aoki

Jang Hui-ryeong

Jang Hui-ryeong

Tae-yeon

Tateto Serizawa

Tateto Serizawa

The Angel

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