Director Jin Mo-young announced her death on social media on the 10th.
Jin said he visited Kang on March 31 to say goodbye. Though her memory had faded, she recognized the group, greeted them and offered kind words, he said.
“Even when I first met her in September 2012, she was like a young girl,” Jin wrote, mourning her death after she lived past 100.
Released in 2014, “My Love, Don’t Cross That River” follows the lives of Kang and her husband, Cho Byeong-man. The film drew about 4.8 million viewers, an unusually strong box-office showing for an independent movie.
Cho died in 2013 while the film was being shot.
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