Hero (2022 South Korean film)
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| Hangul | 영웅 |
| Hanja | 英雄 |
| RR | Yeongung |
| MR | Yŏngung |
| Directed by | Yoon Je-kyoon |
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| Based on | Hero by Yoon Ho-jin |
| Produced by | Jeon Min |
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| Cinematography | Cho Sang-yoon |
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| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean Japanese Russian |
| Box office | US$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.