# The Coachman (1961)

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**Original title**: *마부*
**Runtime**: 98 min
**Genres**: War, Drama
**Directed by**: Kang Dae-jin
**Written by**: Lim Hee-jae
**Starring**: Kim Seung-ho, Hwang Jeong-sun, Shin Young-kyun, Jo Mi-ryeong, Hwang Hae, Um Aing-ran

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You haul passengers in Seoul, post-Korean War, as motor vehicles render your horse-drawn coach obsolete. Your children face their own trials. But the eldest's bar exam failures strain the family.

Director Kang's camera lingers on faces in the crowd as the coachman's way of life fades. The film suggests resilience blooms in unexpected places.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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