
By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter
Surefire hit maker Song Kang-ho is back with a new film _ however, it is a gangster film, a genre that is now regarded as trite.
He said that the new film, "The Show Must Go On", is different from other gangster films as it sheds light more on a man, a family man, rather than a member of a criminal gang.
"I tried to do my best to show a man in an ordinary world, rather than in a criminal circle", Song said Monday during a news conference at the Lotte Cinema in Chayang-dong, Seoul. "This man wants to lead an ordinary life with his family but his job makes it impossible".
Directed by Han Jae-rim, the film revolves around Kang In-gu (by Song) in his 40s, who is a gangster but dreams of living in a rural area peacefully with his family. But his agony begins as his life begins to unravel.
To successfully create and play his character, Song drew on his personal life.
"My character in the film resembles me in many ways. As a man in his 40s, I'...