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In 〈Assassins〉, rookie reporter Yeong-il, played by Lee Min-ho, emerges as the film’s driving force. A rookie reporter on the social affairs desk, he goes to cover the August 15, 1974 Liberation Day event and witnesses the deaths — first the first lady, and then the female student he had been...

In 〈Assassin 〉, Yoo Hae-jin plays Cheol-gu, a deeply human detective whose life is overturned by the 1974 presidential assassination attempt that killed Yuk Young-soo. Cheol-gu is a family man, a dependable boss and a public servant anyone would respect.

The Roundup—a legendary figure and an unstoppable detective—'Ma Seok-do''s real-life inspiration has come crashing down due to drunk driving. The deadly lawbreaking by a police officer who is meant to protect public safety is drawing intense public criticism.

Actor Park Hae-il is returning to theaters with 〈Assassin 〉, a Chuseok release that revisits the 1974 killing of South Korea’s first lady through the eyes of a detective and two reporters. The film reconstructs that incident from the perspectives of Detective Cheol-gu (Yoo Hae-jin), social affairs...

Zendaya Coleman and Robert Pattinson, two actors who have been prominent in films in 2026, reunite after 〈Odyssey〉 and 〈Dune: Part 3〉 (scheduled for release in December) in 〈The Drama〉, which opens on Sept. 9. The casting of the two stars drew early interest, and the film has generated further buzz...

※〈Gyeongju Trip〉 Director Kim Mi-jo's interview continues from Part 1.One striking aspect of 〈Gyeongju Trip〉 is how it depicts Baek Sang-hyun, the killer (Byun Yo-han). Why did you choose not to give any backstory to the perpetrator Baek Sang-hyun and instead portray him solely as a heinous...

Kim Mi-jo’s 〈Gyeongju Trip〉 is a brisk, chilly revenge drama that announces a director with a singular, hard-to-pin-down voice. Director Kim Mi-jo said that 〈Little Miss Sunshine〉 (2006) and Bong Joon-ho’s 〈The Host〉 (2006) were the biggest influences on 〈Gyeongju Trip〉.

“The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug.” The Hurt Locker (2009), which won the 2010 Academy Award for Best Picture, opens with that title card. Director Kathryn Bigelow drew the quotation from War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, a 2002 nonfiction book by...

Actors ’Byun Yohan’ and ’Ahn Jae-hong’ are set to signal a powerful on-screen chemistry in a mystery thriller ’Sonless Day’ that whips up fear for just 24 hours. Production company CGV Pictures said Tuesday that ’Sonless Day’, which tracks strange incidents that unfold ahead of a new home move,...

‘The Assassins’ First-Ever Film Adaptation in South Korea … The Hidden Truth of August 15, 1974 Fact Check With Yoo Hae-jin and Hae-il Park, Releasing on Chuseok After a Decade in the Making On August 15, 1974, a turning point in modern South Korean history is finally brought to the screen.