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THE TENOR LIRICO SPINTO
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Completed - KOREAN, ENGLISH - Drama, Biography - 120 minutes

Log Line

BASED ON THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY
OF A TENOR WHO LOST HIS VOICE

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Sang-Man KIM
Writer(s) : Sang-Man KIM
Cast : Ji-Tae YOO, Kie KITANO, Natasa TAPUSKOVIC, Ye-Ryun CHA, Yusuke ISEYA

Producer(s) : Jenny Jung-A KIM (More In Group), Tae-Jin CHUNG (More In Group), Totaro WAJIMA (Voice Factory)

Synopsis

THE TALENTED KOREAN TENOR, BAE JAE-CHUL, WHO PENETRATES THE AUDIENCE’S HEARTS THROUGH HIS DELICATE AND POWERFUL SINGING, IS ON THE RISE TO STARDOM AT THE EUROPEAN OPERA SCENE. KOJI SAWADA, A JAPANESE MUSIC PRODUCER, IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW TENOR FOR AN UPCOMING PERFORMANCE. HE WATCHES A PERFORMANCE OF BAE JAE-CHUL AND IS AMAZED THAT AN ASIAN CAN ACTUALLY SING BETTER THAN MOST EUROPEAN SINGERS. SAWADA INVITES JAE-CHUL TO JAPAN, WHICH MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A GREAT FRIENDSHIP.
BUT AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SEASON OF PERFORMANCES, THE TRAGEDY OF THYROID CANCER STRIKES JAE-CHUL. DURING AN OPERATION, THE NERVES OF HIS VOCAL CORDS HAS TO BE CUT DUE TO THE WIDELY SPREAD CANCER. UNFORTUNATELY, JAE-CHUL, WHO WAS ONCE SO PASSIONATE AND AMBITIOUS, ENDS UP LOSING HIS VOICE AT THE PEAK OF HIS CAREER.
SAWADA CAN’T STAND TO WATCH JAE-CHUL FALL APART INTO A STATE OF HOPELESSNESS AND SO HE STARTS TO LOOK FOR A SOLUTION TO RECOVER HIS VOCAL ABILITIES. EVENTUALLY, SAWADA FINDS OUT THAT DR. ISSHIKI IS A VETERAN DOCTOR WHO PERFORMS A SPECIFIC SURGERY FOR VOCAL CORDS RESTORATION, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CURE JAE-CHUL’S VOICE. SAWADA’S PERSUASION LEADS JAE-CHUL TO UNDERGO THE OPERATION TO OVERCOME THIS TRAGIC INCIDENT. THE SURGERY GETS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED.
ALTHOUGH HIS VOICE IS NOT FULLY RECOVERED, JAE-CHUL REGAINS HOPE TO CONTINUE HIS LOVE FOR MUSIC. JAE-CHUL STARTS REHABILITATION WHILE SAWADA PREPARES A NEW CONCERT WITH A SPECIAL STAGE FOR HIM.
BUT AN UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE HAPPENS RIGHT BEFORE THEIR EYES…

Production

Country(ies) : KOREA (South), JAPAN

Start of shooting : January 2013

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Festivals and Awards

Busan - BIFF/APM 2014 Korean Cinema Today - Vision
Busan International Film Fiestival 2014 (Korean Cinema Today - Panorama)
Taipei Godend Horse Film Fetival 2014 (Asian Window)
shanghai 2014 (Official Selection for Spectrum Section )
Belgrade IFF 2015 (Downtown Cinema)


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