A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 26, 2006
Original Title:
맨발의 기봉이
Alternate Titles:
Barefoot Gi-bong
Barefoot Kibong
Maenbal-ui Kibong-i
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Family
Production Companies:
Showbox
Taewon Entertainment
Production Countries:
South Korea
Ratings / Certifications:
JP: PG12 KR: ALL
Runtime: 100
Ki-bong is a man who suffered brain damage as a child and who has the emotional maturity of an 8-year. The village people call him 'Barefoot Ki-Bong' because he runs barefoot with food he has begged and serves his mother before it gets cold. Running is Ki-Bong' greatest skill. It is his mother that Ki-bong loves the most. Ki-bong decides to take part in the National Amateur Half Marathon' in order to buy artificial teeth for his mother with the prize money, and works hard looking forward to the day of the race. Mr. BAEK, the head of the village, volunteers to be Ki-bong's trainer. The village people realize what family and love between family members mean to them when they see Ki-bong, who is considered a non-entity, working hard for the competition. The village gets changed by the efforts of Ki-bong and Mr. BAEK.
Adaptation:
Chung Tae-won
Director:
Kwon Soo-kyung
Executive Producer:
Choi Hyun-mook
Line Producer:
Song Chan-ho
Original Music Composer:
Kim Sang-man
Kim Woo-chul
Producer:
Yoo Jae-hwan
Chung Tae-won
Sound Supervisor:
Lee Seung-chul
Writer:
Kwon Soo-kyung
Kwon Soon-won
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