Little Forest
October 3, 2025
Yim Soon-rye’s gentlest film transplants Little Forest, Daisuke Igarashi’s manga about slow living and natural cooking, to the Korean countryside.
Introduction and Q&A with Director Yim Soon-rye moderated by Ungsan Kim, University of Washington Center for Korea Studies.
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Friday, October 3, 2025
“I don’t remember what I said after that. But I remember one thing. I said, ‘I didn't leave for here, but that I came back.’”
When Hye-won fails her national exam to become a teacher, she returns to the rural home of her childhood to explore her roots away from the hustle and bustle of Seoul. An expertly crafted meditation on the healing power of nature and life’s simple pleasures, Little Forest is a masterpiece of comfort cinema. Director Yim Sonn-rye engages all the senses and seasons in a visually sumptuous film that is as gentle as it is profound.
- Director: Yim Soon-rye
- Principal Cast: Kim Tae-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Moon So-ri, Jin Ki-joo
- Country: South Korea
- Year: 2018
- Running Time: 103 min.
- Producer: Jenna Ku, Phillipe Vincente
- Screenplay: Hwang Sung-goo
- Cinematographers: Lee Seung-hoon
- Music: Lee Jun-oh
- Language: Korean
- Has Subtitles: Yes
- International Sales: M-LINE DISTRIBUTION