New Films by Steven Spielberg and Hirokazu Kore-eda Hit Theaters

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Here is the news on this week's movie releases. New films by Hollywood master Steven Spielberg and Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda have been released side-by-side.

Reporter Lee Joo-hyoung has the story.

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[Disclosure Day / Director: Steven Spielberg / Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth]

Steven Spielberg, who made the autobiographical film "The Fabelmans" four years ago, has returned to his long-standing interest: UFOs and extraterrestrials.

The film follows a cat-and-mouse chase between an intelligence agency covering up information about extraterrestrial existence and those trying to leak it to the world, culminating in the final scene on "Disclosure Day."

It is not a film focused solely on entertainment, but rather a work where the veteran director, who has pondered the question "Are we alone in this vast universe?" since his youth, fully expresses his personal convictions.

Legendary film composer John Williams, who worked with Spielberg on "Jaws" and "E.T.," provided the music for this film as well.

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[Sheep in a Box / Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda / Starring: Haruka Ayase, Daigo]

"Sheep in a Box" is the first film to arrive in theaters among those screened in the competition section of the Cannes Film Festival held last month.

It is the tenth film by Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda to be invited to Cannes, and it depicts a near-future where humanoids have become a part of daily life.

The film explores the psychological turmoil experienced by a couple who adopt a humanoid robot that looks exactly like their deceased child, while examining the humanoid's self-awareness and questioning the meaning of humanity and family.

[Hirokazu Kore-eda / Director: Rather than a film about AI itself, I wanted to tell the story of the humans who use it to try and raise their dead child again.]

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[Jang Man-ok of Ivan-ri / Director: Lee Yu-jin / Starring: Yang Mal-bok, Sung Jae-yoon, Kim Jung-young, Park Wan-kyu]

"Jang Man-ok of Ivan-ri" is a rare rural queer comedy film.

Jang Man-ok, a middle-aged lesbian who has experienced all sorts of hardships in the city, returns to her hometown of Ivan-ri. The village head happens to be her ex-husband. The film reflects the diverse aspects of our society through the commotion of an election race for the village head position between the two former spouses.

The film features acclaimed actors from the independent film scene such as Yang Mal-bok, Park Wan-kyu, and Kim Jung-young.

It won the Audience Award at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival last year.

Reported by Choi Ho-jun | Video by Kim Jin-won
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