Hitman: Agent Jun

Hitman: Agent Jun (Korean: 히트맨; RR: Hiteumaen; lit. Hitman) is a 2020 South Korean action comedy film directed by Choi Won-sub, starring Kwon Sang-woo, Jung Joon-ho, Hwang Woo-seul-hye, Lee Yi-kyung and Lee Ji-won. It was released on January 22, 2020.[3][4]

Hitman: Agent Jun
Theatrical release poster
Hangul히트맨
Revised RomanizationHiteumaen
Directed byChoi Won-sub
Produced by
  • Gu Tae-jin
  • Jang You-joung
Written by
  • Choi Won-sub
  • Shin Joong-ryul
Starring
Music byPark Gi-heon
CinematographyPark Se-seung
Edited byKim Chang-joo
Production
company
Berry Good Studio
Distributed byLotte Cultureworks
Release date
  • January 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩9 billion[1]
(~US$7.3 million)
Box office$16,814,256[2]

Plot

The story of Jun who stops working as a special agent to become a webtoon artist. He keeps failing until he starts writing and drawing about his former job.

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • Heo Sung-tae as Hyung-do
  • Jo Woon as Jason
  • Heo Dong-won as Jerome
  • Lee Jun-hyeok as Gyu-man
  • Lee Joong-ok as Foreman
  • Joo Seo-eun as Eun
  • Oh Ja-hoon as Young-joon

Special appearances

  • Kim Hee-min as situation room NIS agent
  • Choi Yo-han as PC bang boss
  • Han Chul-woo as helicopter pilot
  • Lee Sang-won as Seong-tae
  • Kim Gil-dong as Jason's subordinate
  • Bae Jin-woong as Jason's subordinate
  • Kim Seon-hyeok as NIS informant
  • Park Doo-shik as Simon
  • Kim Poong as himself
  • Hwang Byung-gook as orphange director

Production

Principal photography began on May 21, 2019 and filming ended on September 11, 2019.[5]

Reception

The film surpassed 1 million moviegoers five days after its release.[6]

As of May 19, 2020, the film has reached 2,406,232 total admissions grossing $16,814,256 in revenue.[2]

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References

  1. 설 연휴 한국 영화 삼파전…코미디 vs 정치 드라마. MK (in Korean). May 19, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  2. "Hitman: Agent Jun (2020)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. Kwak, Yeon-soo (January 19, 2020). "Action comedy 'Hitman' is contender for genre-confused film". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  4. Kim, Bo-ra (January 22, 2020). '히트맨', 관객이 뽑은 2020년 설 최고의 기대작 등극. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  5. Jung, Kyu-jin (January 19, 2020). 권상우 매력 충만한 '히트맨', '코믹·액션' 불씨 되살릴까. Oh My News (in Korean). Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  6. Cho, Yeon-kyung (January 26, 2020). [공식] "감사합니다"…'히트맨' 100만 돌파, 단체 인증샷(feat.만물가방). JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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