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[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the CSAT, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” Director Yoo Jae-uk, Actress Park Hye-jin ②

[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the CSAT, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” Director Yoo Jae-uk, Actress Park Hye-jin ②

〈/LANGLE_BRACKET/〉The worries of the girls in “Please, My Cat”〈/RANGLE_BRACKET/〉 and the adventures of the boys on the road in “Stand by Me”〈/RANGLE_BRACKET/〉 come together as a homegrown coming-of-age film.
In Hye is an earnest kid who pours her heart into caring for poultry even as the CSAT approaches. Park Hye-jin Actually, I’m not the kind of person who studies that hard either, so her actions really resonated with me. Honestly, because it’s the CSAT, does everyone just study.
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[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the College Entrance Exam, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” ‘San-yang-deul’ director Yoo Jae-wook, actress Park Hye-jin ①

[Interview] “Stand by Me for Girls—Even if They Give Up the College Entrance Exam, They Can’t Lose the Animals!” ‘San-yang-deul’ director Yoo Jae-wook, actress Park Hye-jin ①

With the college entrance exam days away, the four girls—In-hye (Park Hye-jin), Seo-hee (Lee Seung-yeon), Jeong-ae (Park Hyo-eun), and Su-min (Choi Soo-in)—are shaken by news that the animals at the school’s animal-keeping facility will be euthanized.
In 2001, what were the girls from 〈Please Take Care of My Cat〉 doing about now? Maybe they’ve already grown up by now. Somewhere, they’re surely doing well. Even so, the descendants of the daydreamer Tae-hee (Bae Doo-na), who kept caring for strays, are being born again—and growing up—somewhere, as...
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[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth from 100 years ago would return.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ②

At the end of last year, at the Japan Academy, the awards beat hot releases such as “Last Mile” and “Kingdom 4” to win seven categories: best picture, best director, best screenplay, best actor, best cinematography, best lighting, and best editing.
This is a structure that connects the filming set of the late Edo period with that of a modern-day historical drama. The former is an era in which the shogunate was in decline ahead of the Meiji Restoration, while the latter is a period that came after the heyday of 1970s-80s historical dramas—when...
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[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

[Interview] “I believed the box-office myth of 100 years would happen again.” Director Yasuda Junichi of “Samurai Timeslipper” ①

With a production budget of 3 million yen (about 28.5 million won), the film pulled in a staggering 3 billion yen (about 28.4 billion won) at the box office, rewriting Japanese film history.
Even watching it again is surprising. 〈Don’t stop the camera. 〉(2017) is the case in point. With a modest production budget of 3 million yen (about 28. 5 million won), the film—made as a workshop project and initially screened in two theaters—went on to rake in a whopping 3 billion yen (about 28.
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[Interview] Y2K Sensibility, Meeting This Year’s Debut, Director Changrok Han in the Hot Seat, Actors Joo Min-hyeong and Baek Ji-hye (②)

[Interview] Y2K Sensibility, Meeting This Year’s Debut, Director Changrok Han in the Hot Seat, Actors Joo Min-hyeong and Baek Ji-hye (②)

The 〈strong〉Chungchungchung〈/strong〉 (also rendered as 〈strong〉Chung Chung Chung〈/strong〉)—made with the 2018 murder case in Washington, Benton as its inspiration—depicts a catastrophe sparked by the tangled, competing desires of three children.
How did the two of you interpret and approach your respective characters. The name “Courage” suggests an energy that’s overflowing, but the character is also a “pathetic” youth who doesn’t have real, powerful force.
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[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

[Interview] Catching This Year’s Debut, a Y2K-Era Sensibility: Director Han Chang-rok, Actors Joo Min-hyung and Baek Ji-hye, Part 1

Inspired by a murder case in Washington, Benton in 2018, 〈Choong-Choong-Choong〉 portrays a catastrophe sparked by the intersecting desires of three kids.
Retro is the trend. In the fashion, music and props of young people in their 20s, there’s nowhere that a Y2K sensibility hasn’t managed to seep in. Director Han Chang-rok, born in 1990 and a graduate of the Korea National University of Arts film school, pulls this retro sensibility straight onto...
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[Interview] “There’s No ‘Gentle Melody’ in Our Desires” ‘Trainer’ Director Seo Eun-seon ②

[Interview] “There’s No ‘Gentle Melody’ in Our Desires” ‘Trainer’ Director Seo Eun-seon ②

With the release from prison of Sora (Kim Seung-hwa), her younger sister who has a criminal record, the everyday life of celebrity pet trainer Ha-yeong (Choi Seung-yun) begins to shake.
▶〈Trainer〉 Seo Eun-seon, the director’s interview continues from Part 1. Their relationship, full of mutual hostility, keeps creating tension in the film—and gives it a reason for incidents to happen. ​Yes. It feels like they each hold the other’s leash. Ha-yeong is afraid of Sora because of the past.
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[Interview] “I’m Drawn to Dangerous, Problematic ‘Unknown Women’” Director Seon-sun Seo of ‘The Trainer’ ①

[Interview] “I’m Drawn to Dangerous, Problematic ‘Unknown Women’” Director Seon-sun Seo of ‘The Trainer’ ①

After her younger sister Sora (Seung-hwa Kim), who has a criminal record for murder, is released from prison, the day-to-day life of star pet dog trainer Ha-young (Seung-yoon Choi) begins to shake.
A noteworthy “intruder” has appeared in Korean independent cinema. A director who brings uncomfortable things, things you want to hide, and things that get under your skin right to the front—stimulating the audience’s senses.
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[Interview] Jeon Jong-seo of 'Project Y' ②

[Interview] Jeon Jong-seo of 'Project Y' ② "Director Lee Hwan's strong preferences? I have always been a 'yes' from the start"

※ 〈Project Y〉 actor Jeon Jong-seo's interview continues from part 1. In the film 〈Call〉, you worked with director Lee Chung-hyun, and with director Jung Ga-young in 〈Romance Without Love〉 (2021). Actor Jeon Jong-seo tends to work a lot with rookie directors.
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[Interview] Jeon Jong-seo of 'Project Y' ①

[Interview] Jeon Jong-seo of 'Project Y' ① "I chose it because it's a buddy film made by actresses of the same age"

An instinctive actor. The presence of Jeon Jong-seo, an actress who embodies raw and hip charm, has been a decisive key in making 〈Project Y〉 imprint as a ‘stylish neo-noir’ film.The film 〈Project Y〉, set to be released on January 21, tells the story of Mi-sun (Han So-hee) and Do-kyung (Jeon...
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