INTERVIEW Actor Cho Jin-woong reflects on meaning of names in 'Dead Man'
Actor Cho Jin-woong shared that his latest film “Dead Man” made him reconsider the weight and significance a person's name carries in their life.

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Actor Cho Jin-woong shared that his latest film “Dead Man” made him reconsider the weight and significance a person's name carries in their life.
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