Take Off

Cha Heon-tae, a Korean-American, was adopted with his sister to American parents. He appears on a Korean television program in search of his mother. Since Heon-tae is a trained alpine skier, he is approached by Coach Bang who wants to recruit members for a new national ski jumping team for the approaching 1998 Winter Olympics.

Cast

Ha Jung-woo

as Cha Heon-tae

Sung Dong-il

as Coach Bang

Kim Ji-seok

as Kim Bo-seok

Kim Dong-wook

as Choi Heung-cheol

Choi Jae-hwan

as Ma Jae-bok

Lee Jae-eung

as Kang Bong-gu

Lee Eun-sung

as Bang Soo-yeon

Hyun Jyu-ni

as Wang Soon-deok

Lee Hye-sook

as Cha Heon-tae's Mother

Lee Han-wi

as Ma's Father

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