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As One

As One

It wasn't gold that brought them together.

20127.72h 7m

Overview

A unified team representing the two Koreas competed at the 1991 Chiba International Table Tennis Championships. It was the first such sport team since the division of the Korean peninsula. The unified team won the group competition event, beating the front runner, China.

Directed by Moon Hyun-sung
Written by Yu Young-ah, Kwon Sung-hui, Moon Hyun-sung
Produced by Kim Ji-hye
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Top Cast

Ha Ji-won

Ha Ji-won

Hyun Jung-hwa

Bae Doona

Bae Doona

Li Bun-hui

Han Ye-ri

Han Ye-ri

Yu Sun-bok

Park Cheol-min

Park Cheol-min

Coach Lee

Kim Eung-soo

Kim Eung-soo

Director Cho

Lee Jong-suk

Lee Jong-suk

Choi Kyung-sub

Oh Jung-se

Oh Jung-se

Oh Du-man

Park Young-seo

Park Young-seo

Chu Il-seong

Chun Woo-hee

Chun Woo-hee

Jung-hwa's Younger Sister

Choi Yoon-young

Choi Yoon-young

Choi Yeon-jung

Themes & Keywords

sportsping pongkoreasouth koreanorth koreainter-korean relations

About As One

As One is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of sports, ping pong, korea, south korea, north korea, inter-korean relations. Directed by Moon Hyun-sung, it stars Ha Ji-won, Bae Doona, Han Ye-ri. A unified team representing the two Koreas competed at the 1991 Chiba International Table Tennis Championships. It was the first such sport team since the division of the Korean peninsula. The unified team won the group competition event, beating the front runner, China.

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