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Fri, May 27, 2022 | 09:35
Ken Watanabe to co-host Busan film fest
와타나베 켄·문소리, 올해 부산영화제 개막식 진행
Posted : 2014-08-19 15:24
Updated : 2014-08-19 15:24
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Japanese actor Ken Watanabe has agreed to co-host the opening ceremony of this year's Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which begins its 10-day run on Oct. 2, organizers said Tuesday.


Watanabe, who will be joined by Korean actress Moon So-ri on stage, is the third foreigner to open the annual festival, following Chinese actress Tang Wei and Hong Kong actor Aaron Kwok last year.

Watanabe is one of the most influential actors in Japan. His filmography includes American movies such as "The Last Samurai" (2003), "Memoirs of a Geisha" (2006), "Letters from Iwo Jima" (2006) and "Inception" (2010). He also starred in the 2013 movie "Unforgiven," directed by Korea-Japanese filmmaker Lee Sang-il.

Moon is one of Korea's most productive actresses. She won the best actress award in the 2002 Venice Film Festival for her performance in the Lee Chang-dong drama, "Oasis" (2002).


와타나베 켄·문소리, 올해 부산영화제 개막식 진행

할리우드에서 활약하는 일본인 출신 배우 와타나베 켄과 한국의 대표적 여배우 중 한 명인 문소리가 올해 부산국제영화제 개막식을 진행한다.

부산국제영화제 사무국은 오는 10월2일 부산시 영화의 전당에서 열리는 영화제 개막식에서 와타나베 켄과 문소리가 사회자로 나선다고 19일 밝혔다.

와타나베 켄은 탕웨이(湯唯), 궈푸청(郭富城)에 이어 해외 배우로는 세 번째로 부산영화제 개막식을 진행한다.

그는 '배트맨 비긴즈'(2005), '게이샤의 추억'(2006), '인셉션'(2010), '고질라'(2014) 등 할리우드 영화에 다수 출연했으며 지난해에는 이상일 감독의 '용서받지 못한자'로 부산영화제를 찾은 바 있다.

이창동 감독의 '박하사탕'(1999)으로 데뷔한 문소리는 '오아시스'(2002)로 제59회 베니스국제영화제에서 신인배우상을 받은 후 '바람난 가족'(2003), '가족의 탄생'(2006), '하하하'(2010), '스파이'(2013) 등 상업영화와 예술영화를 넘나들며 활약했다.  (연합뉴스)
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