
The Pinwheel That Spins Alone
1991, Korean. Directed by Hah Myung-joong.
Nam-do and Nam-shik are two brothers who were raised by their poor grandmother on a mountainside in a remote region of Kangwon Province. Hoping to receive a salary to support his family, Nam-do takes the airforce entrance exam but he fails. He is forced to move to Seoul to earn a living. Nam-shik remains to care for their ailing grandmother and decides to make a go at improving their small farm
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 14 February 1991
- Original title
- 혼자 도는 바람개비
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Lee Mun-woong, Hah Myung-joong
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The Pinwheel That Spins Alone runs 113 minutes (1h 53m).
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The Pinwheel That Spins Alone isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 February 1991. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Pinwheel That Spins Alone?
The Pinwheel That Spins Alone (1991) was directed by Hah Myung-joong and stars Ko Jeong-il, Yeo Un-gye, Jung You-seok.