Asako in Ruby Shoes (2000)

Other name: 순애보, Sunaebo

Description:

Asako in Ruby Shoes is a unique drama exploring modern isolation. E Uin, a bored Korean civil servant played by Lee Jungjae, leads a lonely life filled with internet porn and stalking Mia, a punkish woman played by Kim Minheui. When Uin clicks a spam link and inputs Mia's demographics to describe his perfect woman, the character Asako is created. Meanwhile, a young Japanese woman named Aya Tachibana Misato plans a unique suicide across the International Date Line to confuse her death date. After leaving school and working at a health club with manic-depressive coworker Rie Awata Urara, Misato gets fired. To fund her trip to the International Date Line and purchase the coveted Dorothyesque Ruby Shoes, she decides to pursue a modeling gig. This film masterfully connects two disconnected lives through voyeurism and desire, offering a deep look into the search for meaning in a soulless world.

Director: Lee Jae Yong [이재용]

Country: Korean

Status: Completed

Released: 2000

Genre:Drama; Romance