2015 South Korean film directed by Choi Dong-hun
Assassination |
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Directed by | Choi Dong-hoon |
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Written by | Choi Dong-hoon Lee Ki-cheol |
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Produced by | Ahn Soo-hyun Choi Dong-hoon |
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Starring | Jun Ji-hyun Lee Jung-jae Ha Jung-woo Oh Dal-su Cho Jin-woong |
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Cinematography | Kim Woo-hyung |
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Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
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Music by | Jang Young-gyu Dalpalan |
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Production company | Caper Film |
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Distributed by | Showbox[1][2] |
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Release date |
- July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
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Running time | 140 minutes |
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Country | South Korea |
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Languages | Korean Japanese Mandarin |
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Budget | US$16 million[3] |
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Box office | US$90.9 million[4] |
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Assassination (Korean: 암살; Hanja: 暗殺; RR: Amsal) is a 2015 South Korean period spy action thriller film co-written and directed by Choi Dong-hoon.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The film, mainly set in 1930s Seoul and Shanghai during the Japanese occupation of Korea, depicts a group of Korean resistance fighters' plan to assassinate a highly ranked Japanese officer.[14]
The film drew over 12.7 million admissions, and is currently the eighth-highest-grossing movie in Korean film history. Assassination also won Best Film at the 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards and 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards.[15][16]
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- ^ Conran, Pierce (17 February 2015). "Production on CHOI Dong-hoon's ASSASSINATION Wraps". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Jin, Min-ji (20 June 2015). "Assassination release is set". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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- ^ Leydon, Joe (August 19, 2015). "Film Review: 'Assassination'". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Winners".
- ^ Sung, So-young (November 27, 2015). "Top award for 'Assassination'". Retrieved 4 August 2022.