Actors Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Jung-jae (second from bottom) and Ha Jung-woo (bottom) in the "Assassination" teaser trailer. (Showbox)
Actors Jun Ji-hyun, Lee Jung-jae (second from bottom) and Ha Jung-woo (bottom) in the "Assassination" teaser trailer. (Showbox)

Upcoming period crime film "Assassination" -- starring actors Jun Ji-hyun, Ha Jung-woo and Lee Jung-jae -- will be released in July.A teaser trailer was released last week, three months ahead of its official release.

The overseas publicity poster for upcoming crime film "Assassination," starring Jun Ji-hyun (center), Lee Jung-jae (left) and Ha Jung-woo. (Showbox)
The overseas publicity poster for upcoming crime film "Assassination," starring Jun Ji-hyun (center), Lee Jung-jae (left) and Ha Jung-woo. (Showbox)

"Assassination" is set in colonial Shanghai and Seoul in 1933. Jun, Ha and Lee play an independence fighter, a provisional government official and a contract killer, respectively.Together, they conspire against the Japanese colonial government, which ruled Korea from 1907 until its defeat in World War II.

A still from the upcoming film (Showbox)
A still from the upcoming film (Showbox)

In the teaser, Jun pares down her popular seductive and glamorous image for a more austere, bespeckled role, which is being marketed as potentially her first "serious" role."Assassination" is directed by Choi Dong-hun, who previously directed and cowrote the film "The Thieves" in 2012, which also starred actress Jun.

By Yoon Sarah ()