Last month, the stage greeting of "Baby Broker", a movie that became a hot topic such as winning the "Best Actor Award" at the Cannes Film Festival, was held in Tokyo on the 26th, with director Hirokazu Koreeda and starring Song Kang-Ho. In front of the fans, he said, "I'm glad to be welcomed by these cast members for the release in Japan."
"Baby Broker" is the first movie directed by Koreeda in Korea, where men who plan to take away the children entrusted to the "baby post" and sell them off become parents who are brought up with their mothers. It's a story about going on a journey to find someone to become.
Last month, at the Cannes Film Festival in France, starring Song Kang-Ho won the "Best Actor Award" for the first time as a Korean actor.
Director Koreeda and the performers of Son and others gave a stage greeting at the movie theater in Roppongi, Tokyo on the 26th to coincide with the release of this movie in Japan.
In this, Director Koreeda said, "I was asked who would like to make a movie in South Korea more than 15 years ago, and I named Song Kang-Ho. The casting that I envisioned was realized. I'm glad to be welcomed by these cast members for the release in Japan. "
In addition, Mr. Son said, "This movie depicts us in society, our neighbors, and the value of life, and I think it is a warm story that everyone can sympathize with across countries. I want you to receive this feeling. "
"Baby Broker" is open to the public in Japan from the 24th.