Good News is a 2025 South Korean black comedy film co-written and directed by Byun Sung-hyun for Netflix. The lead roles are played by Sul Kyung-gu, Hong Kyung and Ryoo Seung-bum. The film inspired by the hijacking of a Japanese passenger plane in March 1970, follows a secret mission led by a committed team intent on safely bringing down a hijacked aircraft, employing whatever tactics the situation demands.

Plot

In 1970, Japanese Ride Flight 351 is hijacked by armed members of Japan's Red Army Faction soon after taking off for Itazuke from Tokyo. The young hijackers, referring to themselves as Ashita no Joe, demand to be flown to Pyongyang, where they hope to form a Communist revolutionary army capable of toppling the Japanese government. Captain Takehiro Kubo points out that he and his copilot do not know Pyongyang's location or air traffic control frequency; he also misleads the hijackers about the plane's fuel level, claiming it is insufficient to make the trip. The hijackers allow the plane to land at Itazuke to refuel and obtain a map. Japanese authorities hesitate to take action out of fear of endangering the hostages, but the hijackers are prevailed upon to release the elderly, infirm, and children; ultimately, the plane is permitted to depart for Pyongyang with 106 Japanese hostages still aboard.