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Min moves to Japan following his professor father. One day at a local shrine, he meets a beautiful Japanese girl with innocent eyes. Her name is Nanae, and she is an aspiring painter. Min falls for he... read more read more...r at first sight, and soon learns that Nanae attends the same school to which Min has just transferred. They become friends, and despite the culture and language barriers it is an intense friendship. When his grandmother suddenly falls ill, Min hastily returns to Korea but can't get in touch with Nanae beforehand. After his grandmother regains her health, he hurries back to Japan to reunite with Nanae, but she is nowhere to be found. Had his true feelings for Nanae not been apparent to her? Why has Nanae disappeared without a word?

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Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Han Sang-hee

Release Date: November 1, 2007

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  • August 15, 2010
    That love has no race, no language, no culture,was purely shown in this beautiful Korean,Japanese romantic drama, Virgin Snow.The movie's main key lays in the Japanese city of Kyoto where Min played by Korean hunk Lee Yun Ki, moved to live with his father,a potter, and became an ... read moreexchange student for a while, where he met a Japanese girl named Nanae,(Aoi Miyazaki).Their strong desire to understand each other came up as the only communications tool they had, their body language.But their cultural gap turned out to be bigger than they imagined.Min's hot tempered character stereotyped that Korean men tend to be more aggressive than Japanese men in seeking women.While Japanese women were more reserved. But these talented actors were remarkable special in this movie and it worthy a watch.
  • February 11, 2012
    first virgin road, now virgin snow!? i'd rather have april :)

    a truly cross-cultural romcom about pottery & painting. it has its moments, but for the most part, it was just plodding along.

    half a star extra for the beautiful shots of kyoto
  • June 15, 2010
    Min Kim & Nanae Sasaki don't speak each other's language yet they fall in love with each other, a few misunderstanding
  • June 3, 2009
    Aww this was a really cute movie! i loved the story line! it was really original! and the characters where loveable! i loved the part where they were in the rain really sweet scene!I recommend!
  • October 26, 2008
    A Korean Japanese Collaboration. I liked it. Predictable with a few draggy scenes, but over all it was still a sweet watchable movie. Lee Joon Ki is really endearing. Aoi Miyazaki does well too.

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Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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  • Lee Jun Ki asked Aoi Miyazaki on a date, but she said no because she was dating her boyfriend at the time.

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