HONG Sangsoo’s Hill of Freedom was released in Japan on December 13th at the Tokyo Cinemart Shinjuku and will expand its screen number in the coming days. On the day it opened, director HONG Sangsoo and actor KASE Ryo attended the screening in person to promote the film.

During the talk, KASE expressed his sentiments towards the project, saying, “I wonder if there will be another film shoot like Hill of Freedom, I loved every moment of it. There wasn’t a lot of staff but everyone came together for one single goal and could focus just on the film. It was a good experience for me and has become a warm memory.”

Hill of Freedom is about a Japanese man named Mori (KASE Ryo) who travels to Korea in search of his past co-worker and lover KWON (SEO Young-hwa) and meets the cafe owner Young-sun (MOON So-ri).