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Hangul | 영웅 |
Hanja | 英雄 |
Revised Romanization | Yeong-ung |
Directed by | Yoon Je-kyoon |
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Based on | Hero by Yoon Ho-jin |
Produced by | Jeon Min |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Cho Sang-yoon |
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Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Country | South Korea |
Languages | Korean Japanese Russian |
Box office | US$24.8 million[1] |
Hero (Korean: 영웅; Hanja: 英雄; RR: Yeong-ung) is a 2022 South Korean historical musical drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, starring Jung Sung-hwa, Kim Go-eun, and Na Moon-hee. Based on the stage musical of the same name , the film follows the true story of An Jung-geun, a Korean-independence activist who assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan and Resident-General of Korea in 1909.[2] It was released theatrically on December 21, 2022.[3][4]