KT_(film) Knowpia

KT
KT
Directed by	Junji Sakamoto
Written by	Haruhiko Arai; Eisuke Nakazono
Produced by	Lee Bong-su; Yukiko Shii
Starring	Kōichi Satō; Kim Kap-soo; Choi Il-hwa
Cinematography	Norimichi Kasamatsu
Edited by	Kim Hyeong-ju
Music by	Park Ji-woong
Distributed by	Cinequanon
Release date	May 3, 2002;
Running time	130 minutes
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean; Japanese

KT is a 2002 Japanese-South Korean film directed by Junji Sakamoto with a screenplay by Haruhiko Arai. It is based on the kidnapping of Kim Dae-jung by agents of Park Chung-hee in August 1973 while on a trip to Tokyo. He was released in Seoul after five days.

The title KT means Killing the Target.^[1]

Plot edit

The story is centered on Masuo Tomita, a Japanese intelligence officer who helped arrange for South Korean agents to kidnap and try to kill Park Chung-hee's enemy Kim Dae-jung, who was in exile in Tokyo. Tomita went along with the plan to save a South Korean teacher Lee Jeong-mi, whom he loved.