Shim Eun-kyung plays comic relief character in 'Blue Hour'
Actress Shim Eun-kyung in a scene from the film “Blue Hour” / Courtesy of AUD By Kwak Yeon-sooActress Shim Eun-kyung plays a charming and fun supporting character in Japanese film “Blue Hour” alongside Japanese actress Kaho. The star duo jointly received the Best Actress award at the 34th Takasaki Film Festival in March.The film title “Blue Hour” refers to the time of a day when the sky fills with blue light right before dawn, according to director Yuko Hakota. In “Blue Hour,” Kaho plays Sunada, a successful but exhausted TV commercial director, and Shim plays Kiyoura, who is Sunada's unemployed childhood friend. Experiencing burnout, Sunada decides to visit her rural hometown in Ibaraki with her friend Kiyoura. Kiyoura appears to be a lighthearted character who clings to simple pleasures in life ― a familiar trait to Shim because she has played similar roles before in “Miss Granny” and “The Princess and the Matchmaker.” However, the 26-year-old actress explained th
