Springtime

Mr. Holland's Opus without Richard Dreyfuss. A city musician takes a temporary post at a school in a depopulated mining village. The kids are great, but can he find his own song again? Warmhearted and unassuming.

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Ryu Jang-ha directed Springtime in 2004. See Ryu Jang-ha's full filmography, where to start with Ryu Jang-ha, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ryu Jang-ha.

Springtime was released in 2004 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 128 minutes.