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A rich lineup of Korean films is finally greeting audiences in theaters for the Chuseok holiday. From period dramas depicting modern history to action and drama, a wide variety of domestic movies are waiting for viewers.

Reporter Lee Joo-hyoung has the story.

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Following an unusually long summer peak season and an early Chuseok holiday, the box office is heating up.

Amid the lingering aftereffects of the twin 10-million-admit hits "The Odyssey" and "Spider-Man," four Korean films are clashing in the Chuseok market.

First is "The Assassin(s)," a new work from Hive Media Corp, a production company known for its strong modern history titles.

Director Hur Jin-ho of "One Fine Spring Day" presents a chase thriller centering on detectives and reporters investigating hidden suspicions behind the 1974 assassination of the First Lady.

[Yoo Hai-jin / Actor : Aside from the motif of that real-life incident, it is a work that adds imagination, much like "The King's Warden."]

"Tazza: Beelzebub's Song" is the fourth and final installment of the "Tazza" series, all of which have opened during the Chuseok season.

Telling a story independent of parts 1, 2, and 3, it follows close friends from their school days who achieve success in the online casino business, drift apart, and ultimately face off in a high-stakes gambling showdown.

[Byun Yohan / Actor : Even teacher Huh Young-man and original fans have said they love "Tazza 4: Beelzebub's Song" the most. Our film is an entertainment movie. You can watch it very refreshing and enjoyably...]

Director Lee Chang-dong's "Possible Love," which won the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival, is also being showcased in theaters for Chuseok ahead of its November release on Netflix.

The film tells the story of a laid-off worker couple and a wealthy producer couple trying to make a documentary film about them. The stellar performances of the actors capturing subtle nuances in expressions and gestures from their different walks of life, paired with cinematographer Kim Ji-yong's cinematography that captures it all as if trembling yet steady, shine like the moon on the theater screen.

In addition, "The Intern," which opened a week earlier, continues to enjoy box office success, while the biggest stumbling block for Korean films is that "The Odyssey" will not be ending its journey just yet during Chuseok.

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