Iris: The Movie

Iris: The Movie
Hangul
아이리스: 더 무비
Revised RomanizationAiriseu: deo mubi
McCune–ReischauerAirisŭ: tŏ mubi
Directed byYang Yun-ho
Kim Kyu-tae
Produced byKim Jong-hyun
Shin Ye-rim
StarringLee Byung-hun
Kim Tae-hee
Jung Joon-ho
Production
company
Taewon Entertainment
Distributed byFinecut
Kadokawa Pictures
Release dates
Running time
118 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Iris: The Movie (Korean아이리스: 더 무비; RRAiriseu: deo mubi) is a 2010 South Korean spy action film.

As part of the first Korean production that shot a television drama and feature-length film simultaneously (Kim Kyu-tae was in charge of the TV segments, and Yang Yun-ho in charge of the film segments), the TV series Iris was a hit when it aired on KBS2 in 2009, with ratings of 30%. Iris: The Movie is a feature-length edit of the 20 episodes, along with additional footage shot specifically for the theatrical version and a different ending.

Iris: The Movie premiered at the 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival on March 21, 2010.[1]

It did not receive a theatrical run in South Korea, but was instead released on November 22, 2010, through IPTV, cable TV, satellite PPV, and Cine21 online portals.[2]

Due to Lee Byung-hun's Japanese fanbase, distributor Kadokawa Pictures released the film theatrically in Japan on January 8, 2011, under the alternate title Iris - The Last.[3]

  1. ^ Lee, Sarah (31 March 2010). "The identity of Hyun Joon's assassin is revealed in the movie version of IRIS". Korea.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  2. ^ Hong, Lucia (19 November 2010). "Movie version of TV series IRIS to be released next week". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-08-19.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (5 November 2010). "Finecut signs early AFM deals". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-19.