Director Lee Sang-il, a Zainichi Korean who made the film "National Treasure," returns to Japan live-action cinema after nine years to appear on Nightline.
Director Lee Sang-il of the film National Treasure (director Lee Sang-il, imported by Media Castle, distributed by NEW) will appear on SBS's Nightline, which airs tonight (the 12th).
Director Lee Sang-il will arrive in Seoul this afternoon via Gimpo Airport. He will appear on Nightline after midnight. Previously, Nightline featured well-known domestic and international directors such as Makoto Shinkai, director of Suzume's Locking Up the Door and Your Name, Park Chan-wook, director of The Handmaiden, and Kim Han-min, director of Noryang: Deadly Sea.
Also on Nightline, the film National Treasure attracts attention as the first Japanese live-action film to appear in nine years since Your Name (2017). In particular, they will discuss not only the heyday of the Japanese film industry and the birth of the first Japanese live-action film in 23 years to surpass 10 million viewers, but also behind-the-scenes stories of a Zainichi Korean director working in the Japanese film industry.
Meanwhile, National Treasure has surpassed 10 million viewers in Japan and exceeded the box office revenues of The First Slam Dunk and Avatar, continuing a six-month long screening syndrome. In addition, following this year's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, it is rewriting Japan's highest box office records and leading a golden age of Japanese film box office success.
National Treasure is a work that depicts the once-in-a-lifetime story of two men who had to surpass each other to reach the state of a national treasure. National Treasure opens nationwide in theaters on Wednesday, the 19th.
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