‘One Day’: From the Shadows of Sorrow, Rays of Hope and Healing Arise

As a man works on an insurance claim for a woman in a coma, something strange happens.

Kang-soo (Kim Nam-gil) meets Mi-so (Chun Woo-hee), in “One Day.” GJW+

NR | 1h 58m | Drama, Fantasy | 2017

I’ve seen my fair share of romantic films in my day, many of them the so-called “chick flicks” that seem designed to wring every last tear from your soul. When it comes to emotional impact, the South Korean films seem to have a special power over the tear ducts (not that they make me cry, of course, no way).