The Assassin(s)

"August 15,1974. The day the first lady was shot."

2026 2h 11m KO

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

DramaCrimeThrillerAction

Synopsis

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In 1974, a shooting shocks South Korea. Detective Cheol-gu, who witnesses the attack, Jae-hwan, the city desk editor whose coverage is suppressed, and Young-il, a rookie reporter, begin to dig beneath the cover-up. As their pursuit of the truth deepens, they come to confront forces meant to remain unseen.

“August 15,1974. The day the first lady was shot.”

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Cast

Yoo Hai-jin
Park Cheol-gu
Park Hae-il
Kim Jae-hwan
Lee Min-ho
Han Young-il
Choi Yu-ri
Choi Seung-hwa
Ryu Hye-young
Seo Yoon-hee
Kim Dae-myung
Man-seob
Bae Sung-woo
Song Min-ho
Park Ji-hwan
Lee Hyeon-do

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hur Jin-ho
Writers: Kwon Gi-jun, Lee Ji-min
Languages: Korean, Japanese
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Korean, Japanese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hur Jin-ho, shot by Lee Mo-gae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Ha-na shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yoo Hai-jin and Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "August 15,1974. The day the first lady was shot.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt38708063 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hur Jin-ho directs. Lee Mo-gae behind the camera. Cho Young-wuk scores. Kim Ha-na cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Korean, Japanese.
3Directed by Hur Jin-ho, shot by Lee Mo-gae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Cho Young-wuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kim Ha-na shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yoo Hai-jin and Park Hae-il and Lee Min-ho carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "August 15,1974. The day the first lady was shot.".
8IMDB entry: tt38708063 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 20 themes, including "newspaper", "journalist", "politics", "1970s".