Upon its publication, Yoon Heung-Kil′s ′Rainy Days′ was heralded as one of the best novels ever written (published in Japanese as well) yet it is unlikely that many will give such notice to its manifestation in film form. Most acknowledge this as just an anti-Communist flick, much like Lim Kwon-Taek′s Jjack-ko, which reflects the sad state of Korean cinema studies. Without critics spotlighting these titles, it′s very difficult for such films to survive within the climate of Korean cinema. Because of this, anti-Communist ideology is the biggest obstacle to overcome in order to reconcile reality and the Korean film world. Many Korean directors including Yu Hyun-Mok are victims of such national policy, yet Yu highlights a certain new ideology transcending our divided consciousness. That is the traditional, endemic belief that lies hidden within our unconscious. This endemic belief is represented by a certain shamanistic healing ability in particular. The modernistic interpretation of this healing is reconciliation. If a shaman is able to connect the present with life after death, erasing the division between the North and the South will be a simple task. (Jung Jae-Hyung)