A fired professor who went to prison for the attempted murder of a judge has become a hero to some South Koreans. A new movie, "Unbowed," tells the story.
By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times
March 8, 2012, 4:31 p.m.
Reporting from Seoul—

It began when an out-of work math professor who had just lost a decision in civil court confronted the judge with a crossbow.

Now, five years later, the entire South Korean judiciary system is under siege, and the professor, free after serving time in prison for attempted murder, has become an underground hero of sorts.

Prosecutors called Kim Myung-ho a terrorist during his 2007 criminal trial, in which he contended that he had meant only to scare Judge Park Hong-woo. The judge had just ruled against him in a wrongful-termination lawsuit and was returning to his apartment when the attack took place.

But for some, Kim is a Korean version of the Michael Douglas character in the 1993 film "Falling Down," an average citizen who became unhinged by his anger at society.

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