The film 'Harbin' (directed by Woo Min-ho) will be screened in Japan. Professor Seo Kyung-duk of Sungshin Women's University wrote about the overseas sales of 'Harbin' in 117 countries on the 17th, noting, "It's especially encouraging that it was sold to Japan."

He expressed, "This is evidence that people around the world are becoming interested in Korean history," and hoped it would play a significant role in properly informing about Korean and Northeast Asian history.

'Harbin' is set in 1909, focusing on the Harbin incident involving An Jung-geun (played by Hyun Bin) and independence fighters. It has been released in countries such as the United States, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

In Australia and New Zealand, screenings will begin on the 23rd, while the release date in Taiwan is set for the 29th. Other countries will also confirm their release schedules sequentially.

Professor Seo also reminisced about the time when the film 'Hero' (directed by Yoon Je-kyun) was released, stating, "There was controversy on Japanese social media, where An Jung-geun was considered a 'terrorist.'"

He added, "Japanese netizens made absurd claims, such as 'An Jung-geun is a terrorist', 'Korea is making a film about a terrorist', and 'This is grounds for severing diplomatic ties with Korea'."

Professor Seo also recalled that former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga referred to An Jung-geun as a 'terrorist sentenced to death' in relation to the opening of the An Jung-geun Memorial Hall in China. He criticized it as a consequence of inadequate history education.

Professor Seo commented, "This happened because the Japanese government did not implement proper history education."

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