Character Relationship Map: Hommage

Characters

• Kim Ji-wan (played by Lee Jung-eun) — protagonist

  A filmmaker whose recent work has received little attention, Kim Ji-wan struggles to balance her ambitions with family responsibilities and financial pressure. She investigates the damaged old film Wo...

• Husband (played by Kwon Hae-hyo) — supporting

  Kim Ji-wan's husband resents the demands of her filmmaking career and leaves household responsibilities to her. His attitude contributes to the pressure she faces while trying to care for her daughter...

• Bo-ram (played by Tang Joon-sang) — supporting

  Bo-ram is Kim Ji-wan's daughter. As her mother struggles to balance filmmaking and family life, Bo-ram urges her to give up filmmaking. She also shares a meal with Kim shortly before Kim suddenly coll...

• Hong Jae-won (played by Kim Ho-jung) — supporting

  Hong Jae-won is the director of the old film Woman Judge, which Kim Ji-wan investigates. The surviving print is damaged, with poor sound and missing scenes, prompting Kim to search for information and...

• Projectionist (played by Lee Sang-hee) — supporting

  The Projectionist is connected to the aging theater where Kim Ji-wan hopes to find a copy of Woman Judge. The theater may hold the film, but it is due to be demolished and its equipment is difficult t...

• Old Actor (played by Han Tae-il) — supporting

  The Old Actor appeared in Woman Judge and is still alive when Kim Ji-wan searches for people connected to the film. Kim approaches him hoping to learn more, but he is too tired to help her. His presen...

• Cafe Owner (played by Yoo Soon-chul) — supporting

  The Cafe Owner is one of the people Kim Ji-wan consults while researching Woman Judge and its director, Hong Jae-won. The owner remembers Hong as the only woman on the film crew, giving Kim a firsthan...

• Hong's Daughter (played by Jeong Ae-hwa) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Hong's Daughter → Hong Jae-won (daughter)
• Kim Ji-wan → Old Actor (Professional Research Contact) — The Old Actor is a potential source for Kim Ji-wan's investigation, though he cannot assist her.

  Kim Ji-wan learns that an Old Actor from Woman Judge is alive and approaches him, but he is too tired to help.

• Kim Ji-wan → Projectionist (Professional Research Contact) — Kim Ji-wan seeks the Projectionist's help in locating a complete copy, but the aging theater and difficult equipment complicate the search.

  Kim Ji-wan visits a Projectionist who may have the film.

• Kim Ji-wan → Cafe Owner (Professional Research Contact) — The Cafe Owner contributes a memory that helps Kim Ji-wan investigate the film's history.

  Kim Ji-wan's research leads her to the Cafe Owner, who remembers Hong Jae-won.

• Kim Ji-wan → Hong Jae-won (Professional Filmmaker And Subject Of Research) — Hong Jae-won's film becomes the focus of Kim Ji-wan's research and reconstruction efforts.

  Kim Ji-wan investigates Woman Judge, which was directed by Hong Jae-won, and seeks information and a complete copy of the film.

• Kim Ji-wan → Bo-ram (Family Mother And Daughter) — Kim Ji-wan balances her work with caring for Bo-ram, while Bo-ram urges her to give up filmmaking.

  Kim Ji-wan cares for her daughter, Bo-ram, and later shares a meal with her.

• Kim Ji-wan → Husband (Family Spouses In Conflict) — Their marriage is strained by her filmmaking ambitions and the unequal burden of caring for the household.

  The plot says Kim Ji-wan has a husband who resents the demands of her career and leaves household responsibilities to her.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Cafe Owner → Hong Jae-won (Social Acquaintances) — The Cafe Owner provides Kim Ji-wan with a recollection of Hong Jae-won's place in the old cinema world.

  The Cafe Owner remembers Hong Jae-won as the only woman on the film crew.

Story Analysis

A struggling filmmaker searches for a lost film while confronting family pressure, the history of women in cinema, and her own declining health.

Plot Progression

1. Ambition Under Pressure — Kim Ji-wan struggles to attract an audience while balancing her filmmaking ambitions, childcare, and a strained marriage. An opportunity for a meaningful project leads her to investigate Woman Judge.
2. Recovering a Lost Film — Kim Ji-wan searches for a complete copy and gathers memories and materials from people connected to the old cinema world. The damaged print, aging theater, and unavailable actor make the search diffic...
3. History Behind the Screen — The research reveals the hostility and pressure faced by women in filmmaking. Kim Ji-wan also learns that Woman Judge drew on a poisoning case but gave its heroine a happy ending.
4. Work Against Her Limits — Kim Ji-wan continues reconstructing the film while family tensions intensify and Bo-ram urges her to stop. Her worsening health and decision to postpone surgery raise the stakes.
5. Collapse and Hospital — Still working despite exhaustion, Kim Ji-wan heads to a recording session and shares a meal with Bo-ram. She collapses from heavy bleeding and ends up in the hospital.