Three world-class actors gather in S. Korea
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Lee Byung-hun (L)?from South Korea, Kimura Takuya (M)?from Japan, and Josh Hartnett from the United States [CFP] |
Three world-class actors from South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Friday greeted movie fans in South Korea, gathering in the southern port city to attend an international film festival.
Lee Byung-hun from South Korea, Kimura Takuya from Japan, and Josh Hartnett from the United States, all of whom starred in Cannes- and Venice-winner Vietnamese Director Tran Anh Hung's new" I Come with the Rain," met at the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) for a press conference.
"I was overwhelmed by the heat of the film festival and the visitors here," Kimura told the press conference.
Kimura said he felt honored to visit the fest for the second time with his new piece of work, also expressing his gratefulness to Lee, who he said to have invited him over to Pusan.
The three top entertainers shared with the press their first impressions on one another, along with the atmosphere on the set.
Director Tran and his wife Tran Nu Yen Khe, who also starred in the film, also showed up at the event for the movie's Gala Presentation.
"Working with top actors from different backgrounds was so much fun, and it was an experience of discovery as a director," Tran said, adding that it was no difficulty at all.
Tran's new modern thriller, shot on state-of-the-art HD and featuring music by Radiohead and Gustavo Santaolalla of "Babel" and "Brokeback Mountain," is about a young ex-cop private detective on a mission to China, who there falls deeper into a dangerous situation.
Tran Anh Hung is counted as one of the most influential directors in the world, with his debt film "The Scent of Green Papaya" winning La Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and his second movie, "Cyclo," receiving the Gold Lion in Venice.
The conference was swarming with journalists with diverse nationalities, reflecting the escalated interests drawn on the film, as well as the PIFF, in and out of the country.
The 14th PIFF, titled in the old Romanization of Busan city's name, is featuring 355 films from 70 countries, breaking its previous record set last year with 315 films from 60 countries.
During its second day of run, the PIFF offered various events, including hand printing ceremonies and celebrity-participating meet-the-guest events.
