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The closest to it is probably the way trench raids were conducted in WWI, but even then the defenders would stay in their trenches, and the attackers would move as fast as possible to get out of the open field. Artistic License — History : Pretty much every battle sequence in general. By , Tatsuo has been enlisted into the Wehrmacht and transferred to a unit in Normandy , Occupied France , where he is manning the Atlantic Wall. What's really strange, though, is how a cartridge is seen ejecting from Shirai's rifle at the exact same moment as her gunshot is heard.

The idea for My Way was birthed from a World War II photo. It shows a small asian man clad in a German army uniform. It was reported that the man survived a 12, km journey across the battlefields before ending up in France. He was a Korean.

My Way, South Korea’s World War II movie revolves around frenemies Kim Jun-shik (Jang Dong-gun) and Hasegawa Tatsuo (Joe Odagiri).

Kim jun shik biography of william hill With the Soviet Union reeling under the weight of the German invasion in , they are drafted at gunpoint to fight in the Battle of Hedosk. The film may have been a box office flop upon its release, but the real-life story behind it is incredibly intriguing. Steel Ear Drums : During the battle of Nomohan, Jun-shik is caught in about three different tank shell explosions and walks off without any visible hearing damage. Release Date: Dec 21,

As soldiers, the pair finds themselves donning many different military uniforms while fighting in the war.

FRENEMIES & A LADY: (l-r) Jang Dong-gun, Fan Bing Bing & Joe Odagiri

They went from fighting for Japan to the Soviet Union, Germany and eventually France. The film is said to be “loosely” based on a true story of a Korean man who survived a 12, km journey across the battlefields; ending in France.

In the movie’s production notes, it is reported that the film is inspired by a photograph of an East Asian man found among German prisoners after the Allied’s victory at Normandy.

We think it is the picture below.

Pic source: ?Asian-Wehrmacht-Nazi

The story behind the photograph moved and shocked My Way’s director Kang Je-kyu after it was highlighted in a TV documentary in South Korea.

During the Busan International Film Festival, Kang said: “I received the original scenario four years ago.

I then watched a three-episode SBS documentary on the same subject which made me unable to sleep. So, roughly two and a half years ago, I made the decision to direct the movie myself.”

EXPRESSIVE: Director Kang Je-kyu (left) and his My Way cast talk about the movie

The film&#;s budget is estimated at a whopping RMmil and it took Kang three years of writing and eight months of pre-production before shooting began in Oct

The cast is toplined by none other than Jang Dong-gun (Korea) and Joe Odagiri (Japan) with Fan Bing Bing (China) portraying a smaller role.

JAPAN & KOREA: This one&#;s a good collaboration

Jang reunites with Kang after the pair&#;s extremely successful run at the box office with Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War ().

The Germans in this scene should use the MG34 instead. At the time, Korea was under the rule of Japan. Kwak Jung Wook. Screw This, I'm Outta Here!

The chance to work with Kang again sealed Jang&#;s decision to film another war movie.

“After Taegukgi I thought I couldn’t do another war movie. What else could be said about war?&#; said Jang. &#;When I learned Kang Je-kyu would direct the movie then my decision came easily.&#;

My Way challenged Jang to express himself in Japanese.

&#;Joe Odagiri helped me a lot,&#; said the year-old about scenes with the Japanese actor.

Biography of william shakespeare Improbable Aiming Skills : Shirai the Chinese sniper manages to shoot down a fighter plane with her rifle. Artistic License — Military : So much it's hard to list: The Khalkhin Gol battles are some of the worst examples of movie tactics. Park Suk Hwi. Forced to fight for the Soviets, the two eventually rely on each other for survival, making it to Germany, where they are in turn separated and forced to fight for the Nazis.

&#;Odagiri is an actor who thinks deeply and has firm thoughts as an actor… so we are on the same wavelength.&#;

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Meanwhile, Odagiri also thinks highly of his South Korean co-star. &#;While acting together I could tell he was also considerate.

I felt we understood each other well.

&#;If I were a woman I would have a crush on him,&#; said the 36 year old.

Opera star, Andrea Bocelli, lends his voice to the film’s soundtrack, To Find My Way. Composed by Lee Dong-jun, the song is played during the credit roll.

Read K-popped!&#;s My Way review here.

The film will be playing in Malaysian cinemas on April

MY WAY IN SOUTH KOREA: Actor Kim In-kwon (left), who portrays Lee Jong-dae, with the main cast of the movie. Check out Joe Odagiri&#;s boots&#;again!