Assassination (2015 film)

Assassination
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChoi Dong-hoon
Written byChoi Dong-hoon
Lee Ki-cheol
Produced byAhn Soo-hyun
Choi Dong-hoon
StarringJun Ji-hyun
Lee Jung-jae
Ha Jung-woo
Oh Dal-su
Cho Jin-woong
CinematographyKim Woo-hyung
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Music byJang Young-gyu
Dalpalan
Production
company
Caper Film
Distributed byShowbox[1][2]
Release date
  • July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
Running time
140 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
Japanese
Mandarin
BudgetUS$16 million[3]
Box officeUS$90.9 million[4]

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.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] 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.[14]

The film drew over 12.7 million admissions, and is currently the eleventh-highest-grossing movie in Korean film history. Assassination also won Best Film at the 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards and 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards.[15][16]

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  13. ^ "Actresses lead Korean film industry this summer". Yonhap. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  14. ^ Leydon, Joe (August 19, 2015). "Film Review: 'Assassination'". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  15. ^ "52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Winners".
  16. ^ Sung, So-young (November 27, 2015). "Top award for 'Assassination'". Retrieved 4 August 2022.