Jung Woo-sung, proper, carries late actor Ahn Sung-ki’s portrait and Lee Jung-jae, left, holds the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Benefit, the nation’s highest cultural honor that was awarded to the late movie star, outdoors Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
Members of the movie neighborhood and followers paid tribute to late actor Ahn Sung-ki at Myeongdong Cathedral in downtown Seoul on Friday, the place a memorial Mass and a funeral service had been held to honor his lifelong devotion to cinema and warm-hearted spirit.
Main the funeral procession had been actors Jung Woo-sung, carrying Ahn’s portrait, and Lee Jung-jae, holding the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Benefit, the nation’s highest cultural honor that was posthumously awarded to the actor on Monday.
Fellow actors Sul Kyung-gu, Park Chul-min, Yoo Ji-tae, Jo Woo-jin, Park Hae-il and Ju Ji-hoon served as pallbearers.
Archbishop Chung Quickly-taick of Seoul presides over the Mass for the late actor Ahn on the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
Archbishop Chung Quickly-taick of Seoul presided over the 8 a.m. Mass for Ahn, a faithful Catholic. A funeral service adopted, with eulogies being delivered.
Jung shared fond reminiscences of the late actor, who was persistently soft-spoken and heat to everybody throughout 5 months of filming in China for the 2001 movie “The Warriors.”
“Even beneath tough filming situations, he at all times made a degree of calling the Korean and native employees, in addition to fellow actors, by their names, and greeting us with a smile,” he mentioned. “The depth of his kindness was immeasurable.”
“He was a really stunning individual with the profound dignity of a human being who handled everybody with constant understanding and love,” Jung added.
The actor described Ahn as “a person of nice consideration who by no means needed to be a burden, and of a modesty and restraint that stored him from placing himself first.”
AMass for the late actor Ahn is held on the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
He remembered how the late actor was “arduous on himself,” pushed by the immense duty he felt as a number one determine in Korean cinema. Regardless of the burden of these pressures, “He at all times maintained his composure,” Jung mentioned. “To me, he appeared like an iron man.”
“Please relaxation in peace. With the deepest respect, You had been a dwelling saint to me. Thanks,” Jung concluded his eulogy as he choked again tears.
The actor died Monday at a Seoul hospital on the age of 74. He had been handled in an intensive care unit after collapsing at dwelling from choking.
Ahn stood as a pillar of Korean cinema for many years, delivering versatile performances in additional than 140 movies since his debut in 1957 as a toddler actor.
The movie star was cherished not solely by audiences but additionally by famend administrators for his distinctive performances and skill to embody a variety of characters.
Past performing, the late actor devoted his life to the event of Korean filmmaking, serving as a core member of the nation’s outstanding movie festivals, together with the Busan Worldwide Movie Pageant and the DMZ Worldwide Documentary Movie Pageant.
