''For Horowitz'' () is a

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South Korean

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directed by

Kwon Hyung-jin Kwon Hyung-jin (born 1964) is a South Korean film director. Kwon debuted with ''For Horowitz'' (2006), which won Best New Director at the 44th Grand Bell Awards, including nominations for Best Music, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Sound and ...

and starring

Uhm Jung-hwa Uhm Jung-hwa (; born August 17, 1969) is a South Korean singer, actress and dancer. Uhm is considered to be one of the most influential women in the Korean entertainment industry, finding rare success in both music and film. Her legacy and car ...

, Shin Eui-jae and

Park Yong-woo Park Yong-woo (; born March 16, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Early life Park Yong-woo's father was an engineering professor and his mother was a music teacher. As a child he was shy and expressed himself poorly. Instead, he nurtured his imag ...

Plot

Kim Ji-soo is a 30-year-old single woman who once dreamed about becoming a world-class pianist, but ends up opening a small neighborhood piano school on the outskirts of

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, where she teaches children to play. She then meets Yoon Gyung-min, a 7-year-old orphaned boy who starts pestering her for no apparent reason. Gyung-min's parents died in a car accident, and he now lives with his uncaring grandmother. He is a troublemaker, emotionally distant from his peers, and possibly

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. When Ji-soo discovers that Gyung-min has untapped musical genius, she becomes determined to turn him into a renowned pianist like

Vladimir Horowitz Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz; yi, וולאַדימיר סאַמוילאָוויטש האָראָוויץ, group=n (November 5, 1989)Schonberg, 1992 was a Russian-born American classical pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of al ...

. She does this for her own selfish reasons, because if she gains the reputation of being a great piano teacher, that would lead to her school's success. She uses music to communicate with her gifted student, ruthlessly giving him intensive piano lessons to prepare him for competitions. But their relationship turns maternal when Ji-soo realizes what the boy really needs is love.

Cast

as Kim Ji-soo * Shin Eui-jae as Yoon Gyung-min *

as Shim Kwang-ho * Choi Seon-ja as Gyung-min's grandmother * Yoon Ye-ri as Jung-eun *

Jung In-gi Jung In-gi (born September 12, 1966) is a South Korean actor. Jung made his acting debut in 1990, and has remained active in mainstream and independent film as well as television, notably in ''Jury'' (2013), '' The Five'' (2013) and ''Gap-dong ...

as Ji-soo's older brother * Yang Kkot-nim as Ji-soo's sister-in-law * Park Young-seo as Pizza shop employee * Ko Tae-ho as Bo-ram * Lee Seung-hyun as Yoo-sik * Kang Soo-jin as Ye-ri * Choi Yoon-sun as So-young *

Kim Bo-ra Kim Bo-ra (Korean: 김보라, born September 28, 1995) is a South Korean actress. She gained recognition for her role in the hit drama ''Sky Castle'' (2018). She started her career as a child when she was in the film ''For Horowitz'' (2006), and ...

as Min-hee * Seo Ji-ah as Mi-ra * Lee Oi-seon as Cleaner Lee * Kim Jong-min as Taekwondo Kim * Jo Seok-hyun as Video Park * Julius Jeongwon Kim as Adult Gyung-min ( cameo)

Box office

''For Horowitz'' was released in South Korea on May 25, 2006. It drew 544,656 admissions during its theatrical run.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * *{{hancinema film, My_Piano, For Horowitz 2006 films 2000s musical drama films South Korean musical drama films 2000s South Korean films 2000s Korean-language films