Name: A Letter from Mars
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Released: 2003-03-16
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Kim Min Joon, Shin Ha Kyun, Kim Hee Sun, Park So Hyun, Jo Duk Hyun

Kim Min Joon

Shin Ha Kyun is a veteran award-winning South Korean actor. Born on May 30, 1974, he trained as a stage actor at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and appeared in many plays by Jang Jin. Shin Ha Kyun made the leap to the big screen when Jang Jin cast him in his first feature film, “The Happenings,” in 1998. The 2000 film “Joint Security Area” catapulted Shin Ha Kyung to fame while the films “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” (2002) and “Save the Green Planet” (2003) cemented his reputation as a respected actor. Although most of his career has been spent in films, Shin Ha Kyun also has starred in the popular television dramas “Harvest Villa” (2010), “Brain” (2011), “All About My Romance” (2013), “Mr. Baek” (2014) and “Pied Piper” (2016). Shin Ha Kyun’s niece is Park Eun Young of the K-pop girl group Brave Girls.

Shin Ha Kyun

Kim Hee Sun is a popular South Korean actress. Born on June 11, 1977, she made her debut as the MC of the popular music variety show “SBS Inki Gayo” in 1993 while she was still attending high school. She went on to a successful acting career, starring in many popular films and television dramas, including “The Great Doctor (aka Faith)” (2012), “Wonderful Days” (2014) and “Angry Mom” (2015). Riding a wave of popularity in China, she starred alongside Jackie Chan in the 2005 Chinese film “The Myth” and in the epic film “The Warring States” in 2011. Kim Hee Sun married businessman Park Ju Young in 2007 and they have one daughter.

Kim Hee Sun

Park So Hyun

Jo Duk Hyun

Losing her father at a very young age, So Hee (Kim Hee Sun) struggled to find a way to deal with his passing. Somehow, during her grieving process, she decided that upon his death, her father went to Mars. So convinced was she, of her father’s now permanent residence on the Red Planet, that she started writing letters to him; letters which soon brought her a rather unexpected response.&nbsp;

Realizing that his best friend, So Hee, was desperately grieving the loss of her father, an equally young Seung Jae (Shin Ha Kyun) took it upon himself to answer So Hee’s letters to Mars. Faithfully responding to every one of her Mars-bound letters, Seung Jae secretly helped his friend deal with her incredible loss. Now adults, Seung Jae still secretly helps So Hee in a very similar manner, writing letters to her grandmother while So Hee, having moved to the big city years ago, has all but forgotten her small-town life.&nbsp;

Only after life has knocked her down one too many times does So Hee return to her hometown. With a heart hardened by life, So Hee has built too many walls around herself to let anyone in, but Seung Jae’s heart swells the moment he sees her. Will this small-town postman be able to win the heart of his one true love or will his long-held secret come to ruin everything?

A touching love story, “A Letter From Mars” is a 2003 South Korean romance film directed by Kim Jung Kwon.&nbsp;

A Letter from Mars

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