Deok-bae (Ahn Sung-ki), a Chinese restaurant delivery boy, along with Chun-sik (Lee Yeong-ho) and Gil-nam (Kim Seong-chan), are young men who moved from the countryside to Seoul, living day-to-day. Filmed in the late 1970s, A Fine, Windy Day frequently places its characters in distant long shots against the backdrop of Gangnam undergoing rapid urban development. The stammering Deok-bae catches a glimpse of high society through the upper-class Myeong-hui (Yoo Ji-in), only to be humiliated by her friends soon after. He tells his co-worker at the restaurant: "You gotta pretend not to see even when you see, pretend not to hear even when you hear, and pretend to be mute even when you wanna speak." In this early film that marked his full-fledged transition to adult roles, Ahn Sung-ki uses his characteristically naive face to contrast with the shallow capitalists of Seoul. The film’s underlying message is carried through his unhurried steps, never rushing even with a food delivery box in hand, and the innocent turns of his head as he looks around at the world. (KIM Song-hee)