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‘Harbin’ Star Hyun Bin And Director Woo Min-Ho Talk Burden And Joy Of Making A Historical Epic — Toronto
'Harbin' star Hyun Bin was approached by director Woo Min-ho thrice before deciding to accept the role of Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun.
“It isn’t easy as an actor to accept the offer to play the role of Ahn Jung-geun, because Koreans have their own ideas and thoughts about him as a patriotic martyr,” Hyun told Deadline. But after discussing with the director, I thought about how there might not be a lot of opportunities to play a great hero of Korean history, and that it may be really meaningful as an actor to take the role in new directions.” Woo also collaborated with the London Symphony Orchestra and Abbey Road Studios (where the Beatles famously recorded their music) to create the soundtrack of Harbin.
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