'The Killer’ Jang Hyuk wins New York Asian Film Festival

▲This photo, provided by distributor iHQ, shows 'the Killer.' (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- Jang Hyuk from “The Killer: A Girl Who Deserves to Die” won “Daniel A Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema,” announced Distributor iHQ.

Jang Hyuk played former killer “Ui-gang” who chases after and punish villains to save a girl in the movie, which will be released on July 13.

New York Asian Film Festival is a film festival that introduces various Asian films regardless of genres. This year's event will be held from July 15 to 30. Director Choi Dong-hoon's first part of "Alienoid" was selected as the closing film.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)

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