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Trailer: Hero by JK Youn

There is no doubt that director is a man who has the potential to make massively successful film. Six years ago, he made “Ode to My Father”, a film which after all these years still remains the fourth highest-grossing domestic film at the Korean box-office. His film prior to that was just as successful, with 2009's “Haeundae” still well within the top 20 in the same list. After a long wait, he is finally back with his newest film “” and it is an interesting project for various reasons.

Synopsis

Ahn Jung-geun is a fighter for the Korean independence movement. Seol-hee used to be a court lady for Queen Myeongseong, but, after Queen Myseongseong was assassinated by the Japanese, Seol-hee takes part in Korean independence activity. She becomes a geisha and gains the favor of Hirobumi Ito, who is the Japanese Resident-General of Korea. He travels to Manchuria and Seol-hee accompanies him. Ahn Jung-geun learns of Hirobumi Ito's travel plans from Seoul-hee. He decides to assassinate Hirobumi Ito for the Korean independence movement.

As mentioned earlier, this is a rather interesting project, not least because it is an adaptation of a hugely successful stage musical of the same name. While the trailer does not give away any musical moments, instead giving the vibes of a tense blockbuster, it is purported that the film will also be a musical. Taking the lead role of Ahn Jung-geun is , who played the same role in the stage version. This will be the first lead role he plays, after several bit parts over the years. Kim Go-eun (“Sunset in my Hometown“) plays Seol-hee, while veteran (“I Can Speak“), Jo Jae-yun (“The Outlaws“), Bae Jung-nam (“Master”) and Lee Hyun-woo (“Secretly, Greatly“) round up the supporting cast. While the official release month is yet to be announced due to the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, it is expected to be CJ Entertainment's next release some point in Summer, 2020.

About the author

Rhythm Zaveri

Hello, my name is Rhythm Zaveri. For as long as I can remember, I've been watching movies, but my introduction to Asian cinema was old rental VHS copies of Bruce Lee films and some Shaw Bros. martial arts extravaganzas. But my interest in the cinema of the region really deepened when I was at university and got access to a massive range of VHS and DVDs of classic Japanese and Chinese titles in the library, and there has been no turning back since.

An avid collector of physical media, I would say Korean cinema really is my first choice, but I'll watch anything that is south-east Asian. I started contributing to Asian Movie Pulse in 2018 to share my love for Asian cinema in the form of my writings.

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