friendship,brother,coming of age,slice of life,dog,parallel world,adult animation,anime

My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002)

Poster for My Beautiful Girl, Mari

Kim Nam-woo struggles through life as people around him constantly leave him; his best friend, Jun-ho, is going to study in Seoul and in some ways his widowed mother is "leaving" him too by paying more attention to her new boyfriend. To escape, he goes to a dream world, where he meets a girl named Mari. The story follows Nam-woo in discovering himself and maturing.

Cast & Crew

Director
Lee Sung-gang
  • Profile picture of Ryu Deok-hwan
    Nam-woo Ryu Deok-hwan
  • Profile picture of Gong Hyung-jin
    Jun-ho Gong Hyung-jin
  • Profile picture of Ahn Sung-ki
    Kyung-min Ahn Sung-ki
  • Profile picture of Bae Jong-ok
    Nam-woo's mother Bae Jong-ok
  • Profile picture of Na Moon-hee
    Nam-woo's grandmother Na Moon-hee
  • Profile picture of Jang Hang-seon
    Jun-ho's father Jang Hang-seon
  • Profile picture of Lee Byung-hun
    Nam-woo (adult) Lee Byung-hun
  • Profile picture of Lee Seok-jun
    Office Colleague 1 Lee Seok-jun

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Keywords

  • friendship
  • brother
  • coming of age
  • slice of life
  • dog
  • parallel world
  • adult animation
  • anime