S. Korean movie 'Mother' to be released in Japan

SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's thriller
"Mother," which was invited to this year's Cannes International Film Festival,
will be released throughout Japan next month, a Tokyo distributor said Friday.
"Mother," Bong's fourth feature exploring a murder case and obsessive maternal
love, will hit major Japanese theaters including Cinema Rise and Cine Switch
Ginza Oct. 31, the movie's Japanese distributor Bitter End said on its Web site.
The movie, which drew some 3 million viewers at home, was screened at the
non-competition section of this year's Cannes, which praised it as a "unique noir
thriller."
The movie is also anticipating a U.S. release next year.
hayney@yna.co.kr
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