Harbin (film)

Harbin is a 2024 biographical spy thriller directed by Woo Min-ho and starring Hyun Bin as Ahn Jung-geun, the Korean independence activist who in 1909 assassinated Itō Hirobumi, the first Prime Minister of Japan.

The film was selected to premiere in the Gala program of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Premise
In 1909, Korean independence activist Ahn Jung-geun leads an attack on Japanese forces in Harbin, China, despite the looming concer that one of his accomplices may be a Japanese informant.

Cast

 * Hyun Bin as Ahn Jung-geun
 * Jeon Yeo-been
 * Park Jung-min
 * Park Hoon
 * Jo Woo-jin
 * Yoo Jae-myung
 * Lee Dong-wook

Production
Hive Media Corp announced Hyun Bin had been cast in Harbin in November 2021. Filming took place in early 2023 in Latvia.

Release
In June 2024, Harbin was announced as one of the World Premiere titles to debut in the Gala section of the Toronto International Film Festival that September.