Actress Kim Go-eun said she regretted accepting her role in the musical film, “Hero,” adding she even cried because she was unhappy with her singing. Adapted from the original musical “Hero,” the film tells the story of Korean independence movement activist Ahn Jung-geun s (played by Jung Sung-hwa) final year after he assassinated Hirobumi Ito, Japan s prime minister and the first resident general of Korea, in October 1909, about a year before Japan s annexation of Korea and the start of its colonial occupation (1910-45). In March of the following year, Ahn was executed in a Japanese prison in China.
Director Yoon Je-kyoon s long-awaited film, “Hero,” is finally hitting theaters in December, according to distributor CJ ENM, Wednesday. The film, which finished shooting in December 2019, was initially scheduled to be released in 2020, but got delayed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapted from the original musical, “Hero,” the film tells the story of Korean independence movement activist Ahn Jung-geun s final year after he assassinated Hirobumi Ito, Japan s prime minister and the first resident general of Korea, in October 1909, about a year before Japan s annexation of Korea and the start of its colonial occupation (1910-45). In March of the following year, Ahn was executed in a Japanese prison in China.
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