ASSASSINATION Targets China

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Showbox Hit Secures Middle Kingdom Release

CHOI Dong-hoon’s blockbuster hit Assassination, which has so far drawn over 12.3 million viewers (USD 80.35 million) in Korea and is now the sixth most successful Korean film of all time, is gearing up for a release in the Middle Kingdom, after distributor Showbox revealed that the starry pic would bow in Chinese theaters on September 17th. The film is also coming off of a successful North American run, where it grossed USD 1.53 million from 26 cities following its debut there on August 7th.

Starring Gianna JUN, HA Jung-woo and LEE Jung-jae, Assassination follows a band of Korean rebel fighters who come together in order to take down ranking Japanese figures during the colonial era, and takes place both in Korea and Shanghai. JUN and LEE previously worked with CHOI on his last smash hit, the crime caper The Thieves, which drew just shy of 13 million viewers in 2012.

Due to her role in the popular TV drama My Love from Another Star, which was an enormous hit in China, JUN is a big name in the mainland, which should help to boost the profile of Assassination during its release there later this month. Director CHOI and stars HA and LEE will visit China to promote the film on September 7th and 8th.

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