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The Asian Angel
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
128 min
Release Date
2021-07-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Sosuke Ikematsu
Takeshi Aoki
Choi Hee-seo
Choi Sol
Joe Odagiri
Toru Aoki
Kim Min-jae
Jung-woo
Kim Yae-eun
Pomme
Ryo Sato
Manabu Aoki
Jang Hui-ryeong
Tae-yeon
Tateto Serizawa
The Angel
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