Waikiki Brothers

Old-school bar band limps through one-night stands until saxophonist bolts. The trio rolls into the singer’s fading ’80s hometown, hunting gigs and ghosts of glory days, youthful romance and dead-end futures. Nostalgia’s the only encore.

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Yim Soon-rye directed Waikiki Brothers in 2001. See Yim Soon-rye's full filmography, where to start with Yim Soon-rye, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yim Soon-rye.

Waikiki Brothers was released in 2001 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 109 minutes.