A genius sculptor welcomes his late spring with his final sculpture in Jo Geun Hyuns (26 Years) sophomore directorial effort Late Spring. Starring Park Yong Woo ( Papa), Kim Suh Hyung ( Empress Ki) & Lee Yoo Young ( The Treacherous), the romantic melodrama received international recognition from various film festivals including Best Foreign Feature Film at the 23rd Arizona International Film Festival & Best Film at the 14th Milan International Film Festival. Kim Suh Hyung, who plays the sculptors wife, won Best Lead Actress in a Foreign Language Film at the 3rd Madrid International Film Festival, while Lee Yoo Young ( The Treacherous) picked up Best Actress at the 14th Milan International Film Festival & Best New Actress at various film awards including the 6th KOFRA Film Awards, the 24th Buil Film Awards & the 52nd Grand Bell Awards for her portrayal of a miserable young mother who poses nude for an ill sculptor.
Suffering from progressive muscular atrophy, the dispirited Kim Joon Goo (Park Yong Woo) decides to stop his career as a sculptor & returns to his hometown with wife Jung Sook (Kim Suh Hyung). Though Joon Goo looks fine, Jung Sook senses his loneliness. One day, she happens to encounter young mother Lee Min Kyung (Lee Yoo Young). In order to awaken Joon Goos passion for sculpting, she hires Min Kyung as Joon Goos nude model.