Assassination (2015 film)
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. 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.
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| Directed by | Choi Dong-hoon |
| Written by | Choi Dong-hoon Lee Ki-cheol |
| Produced by | Ahn Soo-hyun Choi Dong-hoon |
| Starring | Jun Ji-hyun Lee Jung-jae Ha Jung-woo Oh Dal-su Cho Jin-woong |
| Cinematography | Kim Woo-hyung |
| Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
| Music by | Jang Young-gyu Dalpalan |
Production company | Caper Film |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean Japanese Mandarin |
| Budget | US$16 million |
| Box office | US$90.9 million |
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.
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