"The Promise" Starring Jang Dong-gun Ranks 4th in Japan
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The film The Promise, starring Korean actor Jang Dong-gun, has climbed to fourth place on Japan's box-office chart in the first week of its release there.
According to the Japanese Box-Office Service on Feb. 14, The Promise, directed by Chen Kaige and starring Jang, Hiroyuki Sanada and Cecilia Cheung, was released in Japan on Feb. 11 through film distribution agency Warner Brothers and finished fourth on the box-office chart over the weekend of Feb. 11-12.
Another film, "Running Wild", directed by Kim Seong-soo and starring Korean stars Kwon Sang-woo and Yoo Ji-tae, was released in Japan through film distribution agency Toshiba on Feb. 11, ranking 10th on the same box-office chart. Before its release, "Running Wild" made headlines as it sold 35,000 tickets through advance rservations alone--nearly the largest number of tickets sold in advance for a Korean film in Japan.
Japanese fans took interest in the rivalry between the two hallyu stars, Jang and Kwon, with The Promise and "Running Wild" released on the same day in Japan. In Korea, "Running Wild" was released on Jan. 12 and The Promise on Jan.16.
According to the Japanese Box-Office Service on Feb. 14, The Promise, directed by Chen Kaige and starring Jang, Hiroyuki Sanada and Cecilia Cheung, was released in Japan on Feb. 11 through film distribution agency Warner Brothers and finished fourth on the box-office chart over the weekend of Feb. 11-12.
Another film, "Running Wild", directed by Kim Seong-soo and starring Korean stars Kwon Sang-woo and Yoo Ji-tae, was released in Japan through film distribution agency Toshiba on Feb. 11, ranking 10th on the same box-office chart. Before its release, "Running Wild" made headlines as it sold 35,000 tickets through advance rservations alone--nearly the largest number of tickets sold in advance for a Korean film in Japan.
Japanese fans took interest in the rivalry between the two hallyu stars, Jang and Kwon, with The Promise and "Running Wild" released on the same day in Japan. In Korea, "Running Wild" was released on Jan. 12 and The Promise on Jan.16.
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