Koreeda Hirokazu to Direct a Korean Film

CJ ENM and Zip to Direct 'Broker (Working Title)'... Song Kang-ho, Kang Dong-won, Bae Doona Join Cast
"Exploring What to Convey and Share Beyond Language and Cultural Differences"

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Renowned Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Koreeda is set to direct a Korean film.

Distributor CJ ENM and production company Zip announced on the 26th that director Koreeda will helm the film tentatively titled "Broker," starring Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, and Bae Doona. The story will revolve around people connected through a "baby box," a place where individuals who cannot raise children can anonymously leave their babies. Koreeda said, "This is a film made away from my homeland and native language," adding, "I want to deeply explore what can be conveyed and shared beyond language and cultural differences, and what it means to be a director."

Song Kang-ho and Gang Dong-won will collaborate for the second time since "Secret Reunion" (2010). Bae Doona is the only cast member with previous experience working with Koreeda, having played Nozomi, an inflatable doll created to soothe human loneliness, in the 2009 film "Air Doll." Koreeda said, "After working with Bae Doona, I promised, 'Let's work together again, next time with a human character,' and it took about 10 years to fulfill that dream." He added, "Right now, as I write the script moving three brilliant actors in my mind, I feel the most excited. I want to create a thrilling, heart-stinging, and poignant film to share with many people."

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Starting filming next year, director Koreeda is a master who has been invited five times to the Cannes International Film Festival's competition section. Notably, in 2018, he won the highest honor, the Palme d'Or, for "Shoplifters." He sharply yet warmly portrays various characters' stories based on themes closely connected to reality. This is not his first overseas project; last year, he directed "The Truth," filmed in French and English.

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