Director Kang Hyung-chul’s comic action film ‘High Five’ has confirmed its simultaneous overseas release, heralding a global box office hit.

According to distributor NEW on the 26th, the movie ‘High Five’, which is scheduled to be released domestically on May 30th, has confirmed its simultaneous overseas release amid hot interest.Starting with Cambodia on June 6th, it will sequentially open in major Asian countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Brunei on June 12th, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan, and East Timor on June 13th, and Hong Kong and Macau on June 19th.In particular, it is scheduled to open in the United States and Canada on June 20th, showing the interest of overseas fans.

Hong Kong distributor Edco Films expressed high expectations for the film “High Five,” saying, “The global market’s need for Korean comedy films has increased.”

Meanwhile, ‘High Five’ is a comic action film that depicts the story of five people who accidentally gain different superpowers through organ transplants and meet those who covet their powers.

With a cast that everyone can trust, including Lee Jae-in, Ahn Jae-hong, Ra Mi-ran, Kim Hee-won, Oh Jung-se, and Park Jin-young, and director Kang Hyung-chul’s new film that brought laughter to the entire nation with “Speed Scandal” and “Sunny,” it is garnering a lot of attention even before its release.


Reporter Seungmi smlee@donga.com

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