Kim In-Seo is an up-and-coming patent lawyer. He graduated from Yale University and was recently featured in Fortune Magazine. Kim In-Seo accepts an invitation to speak at a University and then takes a long bus ride to give the special lecture on patent law. A lady he met the day before, at an arranged matchmaking date, finds out that he will be riding the bus and decides to take the same bus. When they met at their matchmaking, Kim In-Seo’s mother explained to the lady, that something quite profound happened to her son a few years ago, but she is not sure what happened. While taking the evening bus together, Kim In-Seo tells the story of that profound experience which involved a lady named Hwa Yeon, the palm grove trees and the unfulfilled promises.
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Cast
19 people
Kim Min-jong
Kim In Seo
Known for
Vagabond
A Gentleman's Dignity
Lee Ah-hyeon
Choi Sung Joo
Known for
My Lovely Sam Soon
Mourning Grave
Baek Seung-chul
Captain
Known for
Squid Game
Crash Landing on You
Yu Sang-wook
Kim Yu-mi
Hwa-Yeon / Jung-Soon
Known for
See You in My 19th Life
Dear X
Eun-sook Cho
Shim Bong-ae
Cho Eun-sook
Shim Bong-ae
Known for
Meant to Be
The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well
Jin-myeong Go
President
Lee Kyung-young
Captain
Known for
Vagabond
Sense8
Yeong-chun Go
Seong-ju's driver
Yong-dae Jang
Man in high-speed bus
Kyeong-seop Jeong
Male Secretary
Yu Sang-wook Director
First release September 15, 2005 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 종려나무 숲
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South Korea
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Original title
종려나무 숲
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · September 15, 2005
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No release date listed for United States.
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