In 2002 , he made his narrative feature film debut with '' Too Young to Die '' , based on the real-life story of Park Chi-gyu and Lee Sun-ye , a man and woman who fell in love in their early seventies then rediscovered sex . It became controversial for its sensitive yet honest depiction of sex between the elderly couple ( who played themselves ) , and was initially banned from release by the Korea Media Rating Board . Park said , " I wanted to break the preconception about the elderly . Even if the body ages , desire for sex and thirst for love do not fade away . I wanted to capture the " moment of love , " and the audience accepted it as a cinematic expression of pure love . Some sees the ( seven-minute sex ) scene as a challenging of taboos , but I just wanted to deliver a love story . " '' Too Young to Die '' drew praise domestically and internationally , and was invited to various film festivals , including Critics ' Week at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002 Cannes Film Festival
Park Jin-pyo