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| The cast and crew of Sunshine Family |
Come June 5, the much-awaited film about the family base
on the award-winning 1992 Japanese Film “Hit and Run Family” will be showing in
Philippine Theaters, the new version under the direction of Kim Tai-Sik is
called “Sunshine Family” with 4 Filipino casts acting as one family.
Sunshine Family is in line with the 10th year
anniversary celebration of Spring Films, the Filipino independent film studio
that brought us “Kimi Dora” trilogy and the box office hit “Kita-Kita”, in
partnership with Korean studio FILM LINE Pictures Productions LTD.
It’s a story of supposed to be dysfunctional Pinoy Family
living in Korea, that in one hit-and-run incident they became united again to resolve
the problem. During its Blogcon last June 2 at the Cornerstone Studio in Quezon
City, Director Tai-Sik admits that the film supposed to tackle more on Mother’s
Day angle, however as the shooting progress, it was developed into more on
family bonding film.
“Original story is 30 years ago from Japan, we have to
make it very modern that’s the big deal, so, first of all, it will fit in
Korean Culture and the even Philippines, Filipinos have big families and it
centered to big families, making an original story is really hard, we try to
base it in the original story and try not to copy paste it, we don’t make the
family bigger, just a 4 member without the grandpa, while filming I question
myself, am I really filming a family movie or it’s a friend story, is it the
story of a separated family becoming one by the accident, I’m sure due to this
one mistake and one hurtful word can make one united, even little can make family
bonding.” Tai Sik said as translated by the interpreter in the event.
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| Sue Ramirez and Shinwoo |
The cast admit it was hard at first due to the language
barrier, but as the shooting continues, they all adjusted and have fun, even Director
Tai Sik is all praises with the Filipino actors, he said that they eat any food
they serve and sleep very well.
The movie stars real-life couple Nonie and Shamine
Buencamino, Sue Ramirez, Marco Masa, and Kpop band Blanc7 member Shinwoo.
“It shows how flexible Filipinos can be when put in
different country, that’s true Filipinos are very flexible, we can adjust, this
movie will show how Flexible Filipinos are, not only as one but as Family too,
we can adapt to the weather, to the language, the culture itself, but still we
can keep the Filipinos in us” Ramirez said.
“I hope you feel the family after watching the movie, the
Family bonding, the love for Family really matters, not just for Family,
outside you have friends, co-workers who also work hard, I hope you guys feel it
after watching the movie,” Shinwoo said.
Director Sik is acclaimed for his 2007 International Film
Festival favorite “Driving with My Wife’s Lover, after making Sunshine Family
he looks forward in making Films in the Philippines and hoping this will be the
start, that South Korea and the Philippines made more movies together.
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