Baseball Girl
South Korean film
Baseball Girl (Korean: 야구소녀; RR: Yagu sonyeo) is a 2019 South Korean drama sports film written and directed by Choi Yoon-tae, starring Lee Joo-young, Lee Joon-hyuk, Yeom Hye-ran, Song Young-kyu and Kwak Dong-yeon. It was released in theaters on June 18, 2020.
The film had its world premiere at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2019, in the "Korean Cinema Today - Panorama" category.
Plot
The story of Joo Soo-in who is determined to become the first female baseball player to join a professional team.
Cast
Lee Joo-young as Joo Soo-in
Lee Joon-hyuk as Choi Jin-tae
Yeom Hye-ran as Shin Hae-sook
Song Young-kyu as Soo-in's father
Kwak Dong-yeon as Lee Jung-ho
Joo Hae-eun as Han Bang-geul
Lee Chae-eun as Teacher Kim
Kim Jong-soo as Coach Park
Yoo Jae-myung as Head
Production
Development
Choi Yoon-tae was inspired to write this film in 2017 after he watched the interview of a female baseball player. He added that "when [he] told [his] wife that there is no current rule banning women from playing on a professional baseball team, she seemed surprised; so [he] thought it would be interesting to write a story on an aspiring female baseball player."
Casting
On November 16, 2018, Lee Joo-young was cast as the protagonist of Baseball Girl. On November 20, Lee Joon-hyuk's agency confirmed that the actor would be starring in the film, playing a high school baseball coach who helps Joo Soo-in achieve her dream. On November 28, Yeom Hye-ran joined the main cast in the role of Soo-in's mother. Kwak Dong-yeon was confirmed on January 4, 2019, for the role of a high school baseball player, followed by Lee Chae-eun on January 15 for the role of Soo-in's Japanese teacher.
Filming
Principal photography began in January 2019 and filming ended in February, a period during which baseball players usually cannot train due to the cold weather, which made filming more difficult in addition to the small budget.
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