S. Korean theater chain to provide Japanese subtitles

SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- Lotte Cinema, one of South Korea's largest cinema
multiplex chains, will be providing Japanese subtitles for a select number of
domestic movies it screens beginning this week, the company said Tuesday.
The decision follows a Seoul city-led English subtitle service that began a month
ago, which resulted in a noticeable increase of foreign viewers at its theaters,
Lotte Cinema said.
The Japanese subtitles will be offered at the Lotte Cinema in Myeongdong and
Gyeondae in Seoul, and Seomyeon in the southeastern port city Busan once every
evening.
"Level 7 Bureaucrat," starring Kim Ha-neul and Kang Ji-hwan as special agents of
South Korea's spy agency, has been selected as the first film to be shown with
Japanese subtitles.
Lotte Cinema has previously screened several local box office hits including
"Speed Scandal," "Handphone" and "Shadow Killing" with English subtitles.
Foreigners residing in South Korea have been asking the government for English
subtitle services as Korean movies enjoy increasing popularity at home and
abroad.
hayney@yna.co.kr
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