Hero (2022 South Korean film)

Hero
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
영웅
Hanja
英雄
RRYeongung
MRYŏngung
Directed byYoon Je-kyoon
Screenplay by
  • Han Ah-reum
  • Yoon Je-kyoon
Based onHero
by Yoon Ho-jin
Produced byJeon Min
Starring
CinematographyCho Sang-yoon
Production
companies
  • JK Film
  • ACOM Co., Ltd.
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • December 21, 2022 (2022-12-21)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
Japanese
Russian
Box officeUS$24.8 million

Hero (Korean: 영웅; RR: Yeongung) is a 2022 South Korean historical musical drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon, starring Jung Sung-hwa, Kim Go-eun, and Na Moon-hee. Based on the stage musical of the same name, the film follows the true story of An Jung-geun, a Korean-independence activist who assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan and Resident-General of Korea in 1909. It was released theatrically on December 21, 2022.