‘1947 Boston’ Ha Jung-woo “Two shots with Im Si-wan, ‘I feel old’”

[Star News | Konkuk University entrance = Reporter Kim Na-yeon]

Actor Ha Jung-woo expressed his feelings about working with Im Si-wan.

On the 11th, a press screening of the movie ‘1947 Boston’ (directed by Kang Je-gyu) was held at the Lotte Cinema Konkuk University entrance in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Director Kang Je-gyu, actors Ha Jung-woo, Im Si-wan, and Kim Sang-ho attended the event and shared various stories.

‘1947 Boston’ is a story about the challenges and thrilling journey of marathon runners to participate in international competitions wearing the Taegeuk symbol for the first time after liberation in 1947.

Ha Jung-woo takes center stage as Son Ki-jeong, the Korean marathon legend who led the Boston Miracle in 1947. He said, “Originally, when I take on a character, it starts with me, but this time, I discussed with the director and learned about what kind of person Son Ki-jeong is.”

He continued, “Throughout the filming, I was thinking about what kind of feelings Mr. Son Ki-jeong must have had in this situation. As those thoughts accumulated, I was able to easily lose my footing when the Berlin Olympic podium scene appeared in the first scene. It was not a movie set. “I felt the same way, so my heart was heavy, and I also felt a solemnity that I had never felt while filming.”

Ha Jung-woo said, “When I was caught on screen with actor Lim Si-wan, my first thought was, ‘I’m getting older.’ Other than that, there was nothing special. The biggest emotion I felt when Son Ki-jeong led the actual athletes on the journey to the Boston Games. “I think it was a sense of responsibility. I think I felt a lot of responsibility for not being able to display the Korean flag during the Berlin Olympics. I tried to film without forgetting that feeling,” he said.

Regarding his first collaboration with Im Si-wan, “(Im) Si-wan put in a lot of effort and looked like a real athlete. I watched all the efforts he made for this movie and to play the role of teacher Seo Yun-bok, so I naturally got emotional during the competition scene.. Most of the Boston competition was filmed near Melbourne, and it happened to be the second half of the movie, so I went into that scene full of emotion. I saw the finished version today, and I think the late teacher Seo Yun-bok would be happy because actor Im Si-wan expressed it so well.”

Konkuk University Entrance = Reporter Kim Na-yeon ny0119@mtstarnews.com