A Fine, Windy Day () is a 1980 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Jang-ho.
Plot The lives of three young working-class male friends are followed in the film. Chun-shik works at a barbershop where he is in love with Miss Yu, a co-worker. Gil-nam, a hotel worker, is in love with Jin-ok, who works at a hair salon. Duk-bae, the most innocent of the trio, works at a Chinese restaurant and is torn between his affections for a factory-worker and Myung-hi, a wealthy girl. Together over drinks, the three young men talk over their lives and their aimless thoughts about the future. At the end of the film they are separated when Chun-shik is arrested for assault, Gil-nam begins his military service and Duk-bae decides to roll with life's punches.
Cast Lee Yeong-ho... Chun-shik (barbershop worker) Ahn Sung-ki... Duk-bae (Chinese restaurant worker) Kim Seong-chan... Gil-nam (hotel worker) Im Ye-jin... Choon-soon (Chun-shik's younger sister) Kim Bo-yeon... Miss Yu (barbershop worker) Yu Ji-in... Choi Bool-am... Kim He-jang Kim Hee-ra... Female Chinese restaurant worker Park Won-sook... Female Chinese restaurant owner Kim In-moon... Man at the outdoor food stand Kim Young-ae... Woman at the outdoor food stand
Release
In a special program in collaboration with the Korean Film Archive to revisit Ahn Sung-ki's life, the 31st Busan International Film Festival will present the film in its run in October 2026.
Awards Grand Bell Awards (1980)Awards based on Best Director: Lee Jang-ho Best New Actor: Ahn Sung-ki Best Screen Adaptation
Baeksang Arts Awards (1981) Grand Award: Lee Jang-ho Best Production: Lee Woo-suk Best Performance by a New Actor: Kim Seong-chan
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