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Japanese actors Ryusei Yokohama and Suzu Hirose will visit South Korea with director Michihito Fujii on the 19th to promote the Korean release of the romantic drama “Like a Star.”
The three are scheduled to appear at Lotte Cinema World Tower in Seoul for a stage greeting and a post-screening conversation with Korean moviegoers, importer Daewon Media said. Organizers cautioned that the schedule and participants could change without notice. Ticket sales will open according to each theater’s schedule, with details available through Lotte Cinema’s website and mobile app.
The trip marks Hirose’s first official visit to South Korea specifically to promote a theatrical release rather than attend a film festival. Fujii and Yokohama previously attended the 31st Busan International Film Festival.
A 15-Year Love Story
Based on Yu Nagira’s bestselling novel, “Like a Star” follows two 17-year-olds, Kai and Akimi, through 15 years of love, separation and difficult choices. Raised in troubled homes and connected by shared emotional wounds, they become each other’s closest source of support before their lives take different paths. The novel and its related series have sold more than 1.7 million copies.
Fujii previously directed “The Journalist,” “Faceless” and “The Last 10 Years.” “The Journalist” won six Japan Academy Film Prizes, while “The Last 10 Years” drew 560,000 moviegoers in South Korea.
Yokohama, who stars as the male lead, won the Japan Academy Film Prize for best actor for “Faceless.” Hirose, who plays Akimi, is known for films including Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Our Little Sister,” as well as “Rage” and “Wandering.”
Korean Theatrical Release
The 134-minute film was invited to the Busan International Film Festival’s A Window on Asian Cinema section, where its screening sold out shortly after reservations opened. It is rated for audiences 15 and older in South Korea.
“Like a Star” will open exclusively at Lotte Cinema theaters in South Korea on the 28th. As of 4 p.m. on the date cited in the report, it accounted for 0.4% of advance ticket sales and ranked No. 25 on the Korean Film Council’s booking chart.
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