India, Oct. 17 -- Netflix's Good News may play out like a dark comedy, but it is inspired by the true story of a hijacking that shocked Japan and South Korea in 1970. Armed with swords and steel pipes, a group of young radicals took control of a plane, triggering a tense political standoff. But how did they manage to pull it off - and what happened next? Keep scrolling to find out.

Good News, which released on 17 October 2025 on Netflix, is helmed by Byun Sung-hyun, the acclaimed director behind The Merciless (2017) and Kill Boksoon (2023). The Korean movie takes inspiration from the 1970 hijacking of Japan Airlines Flight 351, also known as the "Yodo-go" hijacking, orchestrated by members of the Red Army Faction of the Japan Communist L...