Blue Swallow (2005): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2005, Blue Swallow is a romance film directed by Yoon Jong-chan, running about 133 minutes.

What it’s about. Park Kyung-Won, dreamed of flying since she was a little kid. To achieve her dream of becoming a pilot, Kyung-Won, at the age of 26, travelled to Japan and enrolled in an aviation school. While studying at the aviation school, she supported herself by driving a taxi. One day, Kyung-Won picks up a male passenger, who turns out to be a Korean exchange student Ji-Hyeok. Ji-Hyeok is attracted to her and what she was trying to accomplish. Although he begins to court Kyung-Won, Ji-Hyeok leaves to enlist in the army. A few years later, Kyung-Won flies her first flight and becomes a pilot. Her accomplishment is well received Korea. Meanwhile, Kyung-Won takes under her wings, fellow female Korean aviation student Jung-Hee, who wants to follow in Kyung-Won's footsteps. Also, Ji-Hyuk is discharged from the army and is commissioned as a officer in a aviation school. Ji-Hyuk and Kyung-Won meet again and soon realize their feelings are as strong as ever.

Who’s in it. Blue Swallow stars Jang Jin-young as Park Kyoung-won, Kim Joo-hyuk as Han Ji-hyuk, Yûko Fueki as Masako Gibe and Han Ji-min as Lee Jeong-hee, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Blue Swallow has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Cineverse Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Blue Swallow page.

If you liked it. Fans of Blue Swallow tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Your Name., Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and Cinema Paradiso.