As a half korean half japanese who just want peace between the countries (while of course not forgetting the past…
I didn't see the movie yet, but from what i gather of the intention of the director from his interviews is to "dig up the wounds of the past to heal the land"... There's many movies and dramas mentionning the difficult history between korea and japan, but i neither felt it was because of a political agenda. As you said yourself relations between the two are good, many artists are successful in Japan. Historical reminiscence does not mean perpetually condemning a country. Hell, i can't name a country that doesn't have a bloody past.
I remember a discussion about the Wailing, people being upset because the antagonist was japanese and calling the movie anti-japanese ! Like, if you were a demon in korea what kind of form would you take ?
""The Master of Confession" is a bloody chronicle of two women surrounding the murder. The core plot of the work is a solidarity in which two women, who had no interest at all, met in prison and may be the best or worst for each other. Initially, director Lee Eung-bok participated as the director and cast Song Hye-kyo and Han So-hee, but had to withdraw for health reasons. Since then, director Shim Na-yeon has been selected as the director and tried to complete the story with Song Hye-kyo and Han So-hee again.
But these combinations stopped in the attempt. This is because the writer who used to be a film director is very stubborn. However, there was no arbitration and communication from the production company. Some settings and modifications and adaptations of scenes that do not fit the situation were discussed from the initial planning stage of the work. From director Lee Eung-bok to director Shim Na-yeon, the direction of revision was presented at the same part and the same point. In fact, it was pointed out that the laxness of setting up an assessment agency should be revised through legal advice. But the writer refused to accept it. Rather, director Shim Na-yeon and the two actresses organized and drove them into a way that violated their authority.
In the end, director Shim Na-yeon, Song Hye-kyo, and Han So-hee left at the "master of confession." In the meantime, industry rumors surrounding the "master of confession" were terrible. Only strange rumors circulated, including actress power tripping and gender conflicts between female director and the writer. The actual problem was that the artist's stubbornness and the production company's inability to mediate. In this way, "The Master of Confession" seemed to be reduced to a work that stayed only in the planning stage.
Fortunately, however, producer Cho Moon-joo and director Lee Jung-hyo, who created a number of box office hits, have served as relief pitchers for "masters of confession." Producer Cho Moon-joo and director Lee Jung-hyo first focused on correcting the harmonious, from the setting of problems that actresses are reluctant to do. The decision to completely revise the setting direction talked about by various directors and the two actors to suit the situation. And it recasts with such a revised script, starring Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun. A different cast is also underway.
The previous production company, which had no arbitration ability, will only raise its name, while producer Cho Moon-joo and director Lee Jung-hyo will actually take charge of the overall production. In addition to Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun. The log line of the work is plausible enough that several OTTs coveted. The process of a woman under the false accusation of murder conspiring for new things in solidarity with a woman she met in prison is interesting itself. There were ups and downs, but attention is being paid to whether Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun's acting will be able to complete well under the leadership of the two heads who finished the early noise and have clear colors."
There's many movies and dramas mentionning the difficult history between korea and japan, but i neither felt it was because of a political agenda. As you said yourself relations between the two are good, many artists are successful in Japan.
Historical reminiscence does not mean perpetually condemning a country.
Hell, i can't name a country that doesn't have a bloody past.
I remember a discussion about the Wailing, people being upset because the antagonist was japanese and calling the movie anti-japanese !
Like, if you were a demon in korea what kind of form would you take ?
https://youtu.be/gjpoiU4_SHE?feature=shared
https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/382/0001103635
Google translation :
""The Master of Confession" is a bloody chronicle of two women surrounding the murder. The core plot of the work is a solidarity in which two women, who had no interest at all, met in prison and may be the best or worst for each other. Initially, director Lee Eung-bok participated as the director and cast Song Hye-kyo and Han So-hee, but had to withdraw for health reasons. Since then, director Shim Na-yeon has been selected as the director and tried to complete the story with Song Hye-kyo and Han So-hee again.
But these combinations stopped in the attempt. This is because the writer who used to be a film director is very stubborn. However, there was no arbitration and communication from the production company. Some settings and modifications and adaptations of scenes that do not fit the situation were discussed from the initial planning stage of the work. From director Lee Eung-bok to director Shim Na-yeon, the direction of revision was presented at the same part and the same point. In fact, it was pointed out that the laxness of setting up an assessment agency should be revised through legal advice. But the writer refused to accept it. Rather, director Shim Na-yeon and the two actresses organized and drove them into a way that violated their authority.
In the end, director Shim Na-yeon, Song Hye-kyo, and Han So-hee left at the "master of confession." In the meantime, industry rumors surrounding the "master of confession" were terrible. Only strange rumors circulated, including actress power tripping and gender conflicts between female director and the writer. The actual problem was that the artist's stubbornness and the production company's inability to mediate. In this way, "The Master of Confession" seemed to be reduced to a work that stayed only in the planning stage.
Fortunately, however, producer Cho Moon-joo and director Lee Jung-hyo, who created a number of box office hits, have served as relief pitchers for "masters of confession." Producer Cho Moon-joo and director Lee Jung-hyo first focused on correcting the harmonious, from the setting of problems that actresses are reluctant to do. The decision to completely revise the setting direction talked about by various directors and the two actors to suit the situation. And it recasts with such a revised script, starring Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun. A different cast is also underway.
The previous production company, which had no arbitration ability, will only raise its name, while producer Cho Moon-joo and director Lee Jung-hyo will actually take charge of the overall production. In addition to Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun. The log line of the work is plausible enough that several OTTs coveted. The process of a woman under the false accusation of murder conspiring for new things in solidarity with a woman she met in prison is interesting itself. There were ups and downs, but attention is being paid to whether Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun's acting will be able to complete well under the leadership of the two heads who finished the early noise and have clear colors."