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[HanCinema's News] Sol Kyung-gu Talks About "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations"

The Netflix film "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations" continues its strong performance on Netflix, with a fifth straight day as the third most popular movie worldwide on the international streaming platform. Sol Kyung-gu headlines the spy action movie as its title character. In a recent interview, Sol Kyung-gu talked about doing a role like this at the age of fifty-three. Sol Kyung-gu admitted that he didn't really see himself doing action roles at his age, but claimed that he connected strongly with his character.

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Sol Kyung-gu also mentioned that part of what appealed to him so much about Yaksha is that he never knew what was going to happen with him next. Sol Kyung-gu stated that he wanted his overall career as an actor to move along the same general trajectory, taking on surprising roles. The eclectic nature of the parts in his upcoming films seems to bear this thinking out. He'll be appearing in the science fiction film "The Moon" as well as the thriller "Kill Boksoon" sometime this year.

For difficult aspects of the role, Sol Kyung-gu noted that director Nah Hyeon was adamant that he be capable in foreign languages, as Yaksha is an international spy based in China. Sol Kyung-gu described the process of being tutored by coaches as being somewhat tormentful. But Sol Kyung-gu still acknowledged that the work was important, as he often worried about possibly mangling his lines when the script called for them to be spoken in a foreign language.

Sol Kyung-gu also had strong praise for Park Hae-soo who played his chief co-star, an attorney sent by the National Intelligence Service to check up on inconsistencies with Yaksha's report record. Park Hae-soo was, in Sol Kyung-gu's words, a guy so nice one would have to wonder why anyone would hate him. Sol Kyung-gu also attributed a fair amount of the movie's success to Park Hae-soo's performance. "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations" was released on Netflix worldwide this past April 8th.

Written by William Schwartz

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"Yaksha: Ruthless Operations" is directed by Nah Hyeon, and features Sol Kyung-gu, Park Hae-soo, Yang Dong-geun, Lee El, Song Jae-rim, Park Jinyoung. Release date in Korea: 2022/04/08.

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