As the People Power Party continues its fierce offensive against the film 'The Assassin(s),' which depicts the assassination of the late First Lady Yuk Young-soo, controversy has erupted after Lawmaker Joo Jin-woo made personal attacks targeting actor Yoo Hai-jin, who starred in the film.

Today (September 30), a post by an online user listing Yoo Hai-jin's past filmography and claiming that he frequently appeared in works featuring "North Korea-related topics," "anti-Japanese films," and "films critical of military regimes" spread across social media and online communities.

The author went so far as to launch extreme criticism, writing, "Just go live in North Korea," and Lawmaker Joo Jin-woo joined in the disparagement by personally commenting "North Korean-looking" on the post.

Rep. Joo also replied to a post mentioning actor Kim Goeun, who had recommended the film by saying, "I felt a great deal of gratitude for the present. Please make sure to watch it and feel it together," writing, "That grateful present was made possible by President Park Chung-hee. You should know what you're talking about before speaking."

Earlier, Rep. Joo cited media reports claiming that 40 billion won worth of Chinese capital was invested in the production of 'The Assassin(s)' and stated that he would thoroughly investigate the related allegations during the upcoming parliamentary audit.

In response, the production company Hive Media Corp. previously clarified, "It is a work independently planned and produced with domestic capital under the lead of domestic production crews and creators," adding, "There is no truth whatsoever to the claim that Chinese capital entered the production."

Released on September 23, 'The Assassin(s)' centers on the death of the late First Lady Yuk Young-soo on August 15, 1974.

Unlike the government's official announcement that Mrs. Yuk died after being shot by Mun Se-gwang, a Korean resident in Japan, controversy has escalated across the political sphere as the film insinuates that the incident was used by the regime to "shift the political landscape."

Reported by Kim Min-jeong | Video by Jang Yu-jin | Design by Lee Sumin | Produced by SBS Digital News