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Perfect Game (2011)

Directed by Park Hee-kon

Drama | Sports | Action

Overview

The Lotte Giants’ Choi Dong-won and the Haitai Tigers’ Seon Dong-ryeol are rival pitchers in 1980s baseball. The film reenacts the legendary match of May 16, 1987, which baseball fans today still recall as “the perfect match,” when Choi and Sun compete as pitchers for the last time.

Length 127 minutes

Actors

Cho Seung-woo | Yang Dong-geun | Choi Jung-won | Ma Dong-seok | Cho Jin-woong | Byung-ho Son | Hyun Jyu-ni | Kim Young-min | Kim Min-jae | Gong Jeong-hwan | Choi Min-chul | Cha Hyun-woo | Park Seo-joon | Choi Il-hwa | Lee Dong-jin | Lee Sun-jin | Lee Hae-woo | Kim Dong-hee | Chan-Hyeong Jo | Dan Åsenlund | Dennis Battistella Jr. | Kim Byung-ok | Oh Jung-se | Kim Gwang-hyeon | Lasse Lindh | Lee Do-gyeong

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
06/28/2025TVBroadcastOther6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

This Korean baseball drama is way too melodramatic during its first half but the second half makes up for it to an extent. It feels so unrealistic that I was surprised to learn it’s based on actual events.

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