A 15-year-old circus ringmaster Wei-wei is left all alone with gorilla Ling-ling after grandfather passes away. Thanks to her grandfather's love for baseball, Ling-ling was trained to play baseball and has developed remarkable hitting skills.
Visual Effects
Ling-ling is genuinely expressive; mo-cap before its time.
Acting
Xu Jiao carries impossible earnestness opposite a pixelated ape.
Direction
Kim Yong-hwa commits fully to the bit, no winking.
Director
Kim Yong-hwa
Josie Xu Jiao
Wei-wei
Sung Dong-il
Sung Chung-su
Kim Kang-woo
Kim
Kim Jung-tae
Rival Baseball Team Director
Joe Odagiri
Ito Hiroshi
Kim Hie-won
Loan Shark
Kim Eung-soo
KBO Commissioner
Byun Hee-bong
Wei-wei's Grandfather
Kim Ji-young
Young Wei-wei
Ko Chang-seok
Detective So
Ma Dong-seok
Caster
Kim Jung-eun
Jung-eun
Kim Heung-rae
Mr. Go
Jo Jae-yun
Orthopedic Doctor
Jeong In-gi
Gong In-gu
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 1980s Korean comic 'The 7th Team'; the gorilla was originally drawn much smaller.
Released when Korean cinema was conquering global markets—this was their 'what if we got weird with it?' moment. It bombed. Respect.
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