Lee Ha-nui sheds 'phantom' tears at Park So-dam's confession

Following the fun of watching the fight between Yeok Do-san and the woman Ma Dong-seok, the actors and directors shed tears.

On the afternoon of the 11th, a press preview and press conference for the movie 'Ghost' (directed by Lee Hae-young) was held at Yongsan CGV, Yongsan I'Park Mall, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Actors Sol Kyung-gu, Lee Ha-nui, and director Lee Hae-young attended the event.

In 'Ghost', there are two major fight scenes between Sol Kyeong-gu, who plays Junji, and Lee Ha-nui, who plays Park Cha-kyung, and the first of them is a fight scene with bare bodies without guns or swords . Sol Kyeong-gu and Lee Ha-nui stole the show's attention by creating a tense atmosphere despite their clear weight difference.

Regarding the fight scene with Lee Ha-nui, Sol Kyeong-gu said, "It wasn't uncomfortable at all. Rather, I was tired of my strength. I think it was very difficult because actor Lee Ha-nui had long limbs, so it was a struggle. Because it was a fight with strength without technique," he said. “It was truly amazing,” he said.

Lee Ha-nui said, "I filmed my first action scene in the second half of the film. I lived with that scene in my head for six months. I thought I had to prepare my physical strength for this. Unlike action scenes that are put together and filmed beautifully, there has to be a struggle of strength and emotions. “Because it was an action scene, it took a lot of effort to do the take,” he said. Lee Ha-nui continued, “I thought I had to fight against Yeokdo-san. In the finals, I acted while drawing Yeokdo-san. I threw my fist into Sol Kyeong-gu, but he didn't come out. I said, 'Wow, that's really Yeokdo-san.' 'Either you die or I die, you die. “It was either live or I live.”

Director Lee Hae-young said, "When I first planned the action scene, the first thing I wanted was for it to never be seen as a battle between the genders. I thought it would be nice not to have the feeling of men and women. fighting." He added, "A battle between equal characters. Each person has their own position and rank insignia." “I thought it would be nice to separate genders and really stick together, as the saying goes,” he said. He then said, “Of course, Sol Kyung-gu's physical strength is superior, but at the moment when we were filming, I took about two shots and wondered if senior Sol Kyung-gu was okay. Actor Lee Ha-nui was very strong,” and added, “Actress Lee Ha-nui described Sol Kyeong-gu as a mountaineer, but Lee Ha-nui was Ma Dong-seok.”

Lee Ha-nui, who was the starting point of 'Ghost', said, "I think the role of Cha Kyung was a character I really loved. I played it very happily throughout the acting," and added, "It was not a a character who lives for life, but a character who lives to die. It was 'life, death, death, life.' “I thought a lot about what kind of life would be like,” he said.

He also talked about working with Park So-dam, who plays Yuriko. He commented, "I met Park So-dam for the first time, and I really liked her lively spirit. She is a solid actor. She is solid no matter who she meets," and added, "It was really different when my close. friend got into acting. Although she was my younger brother, she was a friend I respected a lot." .

Regarding this, Park So-dam said, "Strangely, I feel comfortable when I listen to Ha-nui's voice. It was the same when I met Cha-kyung and Yuriko, but it was also the same when Lee Ha-nui and Park So-dam met." She added, "Cha-kyung says the line 'I'm alive,' and it was very special to me at that time." "It was something I needed. I think I met a very good person during a time when I was really alone and confused. The energy I received from my senior during filming was so great," he said. At the time, Park So-dam was suffering from papillary thyroid cancer.

Park So-dam shed tears and said to Lee Ha-nui, "Thank you and I love you," and Lee Ha-nui also shed hot tears. Director Lee Hae-young, who heard this, also shed tears, turning the meeting hall into a sea of tears.

Director Lee Hae-young said, "I watched the movie about 100,000 times during post-production, and these actors made me appreciate every shining moment in this movie. Everyone filmed a lot of difficult scenes, but actress Park So-dam in particular was not in very good physical condition. “And since I didn't know that, I cried because I thought maybe I had asked her to do too much by demanding it to the limit.”

Sol Kyeong-gu also encouraged her, saying, “As soon as Sodam finished filming the movie, she underwent surgery that she would never experience in her life.”

Sol Kyeong-gu, who plays Junji, said about the scene where he gathered the Koreans and gave a speech in the auditorium saying, 'Let's abandon Joseon, which was taken over by Japan,' and said, “It was a burdensome scene. I had to carry the scene alone. Looking back, I said this vicious line out of self-pity. He said, "Every word he uttered was painful. It was a cruel line, but I can't help but wonder how confused he felt about his identity while saying those words. It seemed to represent Junji, who was obsessed with power in order. to erase his complex, to win, and to succeed."

Additionally, Park Hae-soo, who plays Kaito, took on the role of a Japanese person and had to digest an enormous amount of Japanese in a short period of two weeks. Regarding this, Park Hae-soo said, "I worked hard as if I were preparing for the Olympics. I made it while staying with a Japanese teacher day and night. Inside, the director, Gyeong-kyung, and the actors gave me a lot of confidence. I think that's why I was able to do it on set. Probably many people." “The actors will have such superhuman strength,” he said humbly.

Seo Hyun-woo, who plays the role of Cheon Gye-jang, said, “Everyone has a serious mission and warrior, so I had to do the same.” He added, “I thought that even in the anti-Japanese movement, there would be a very ordinary person, a person who is very selfish and busy living the life of that time.” “I focused on not interfering with the atmosphere of the genre and the flow of the play, but finding a degree of breathing room.”

'Ghost' is a story about the desperate struggle of suspects trapped in a remote hotel under suspicion as 'ghosts', spies planted by an anti-Japanese organization planted at the Japanese Government-General of Korea in Gyeongseong in 1933, and the unstoppable operation of the real 'ghosts' to overcome suspicion and escape. .

Released on January 18th.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr