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Some audiences might find homosexuality an uncomfortable subject matter, and a character who is a Japanese collaborator is always uncomfortable.

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Park Chan-wook
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: August 23
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Seoul Teukbyeolsi
Chan-wook Park
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