Kim Myung Min has shared his thoughts on returning to the big screen for the first time in seven years with the upcoming film Tristes Tropiques, in which he plays the feared master of a killer organization. The film, which premieres in theaters on November 25, marks his reunion with director Park Hoon Jung after nine years.
Kim Myung Min in Tristes Tropiques (Credits: Soompi)
Kim Myung Min Tristes Tropiques Role: The Master of the Jungle
Tristes Tropiques follows members of a killer organization of the same name who grew up like brothers under their master. After his death, the members vow bloody revenge as suspicions begin to grow among them. Kim Myung Min plays the “Master,” a wise man of the jungle who commands fear from everyone around him.
As the absolute ruler of the tropics, the Master is also the founder of the killer organization, which he established after taking in abandoned children. He is described as a merciless and cold-blooded figure who never reveals his emotions, and Kim Myung Min is said to have undergone an intensive preparation process to fully embody the character.
That preparation went far beyond the script. The actor transformed his appearance with white hair that accentuates the character’s chilling aura, and he delivers his English lines with a blend of New Zealand and Australian accents, further enhancing the Master’s mysterious and exotic presence. In line with Park Hoon Jung’s vision for “elegant yet restrained action that flows like a dance,” Kim Myung Min also underwent extensive training to perfect the movements of a master whose fluid grace conceals deadly lethality.
A Reunion Nine Years in the Making
Kim Myung Min’s return to film comes seven years after his appearance in The Battle of Jangsari in 2019. His reunion with Park Hoon Jung marks their first collaboration in nine years, since the 2017 film V.I.P. The actor expressed deep trust in the director, saying: “Working with director Park Hoon Jung is always enjoyable. ‘Tristes Tropiques’ is the culmination of everything he has learned over the years, a work into which he has poured everything he has to offer.”
Describing his character, Kim Myung Min explained: “The Master is the jungle, and the jungle is the Master. He is merciless yet thoroughly rational.” Cinematographer Kim Young Ho also praised the performance, saying Kim Myung Min’s action scenes showcase immense destructive power, speed and brutality, but his acting conveys a sense of stillness within motion. “That is what makes the Master an even more formidable character,” he said.
With its jungle setting, its brotherhood torn apart by suspicion, and a villain who rules through stillness as much as violence, Tristes Tropiques looks set to give Kim Myung Min one of the most striking roles of his career when it reaches theaters on November 25.
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