The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows
Movie · Action · Thriller

Korea in the late 1920s is under Japanese occupation. Lee Jung-Chool (Song Kang-Ho), a Korean-born police captain in the Japanese police force, is given a special mission to infiltrate the armed resistance fighting for Korean independence. He approaches Kim Woo-Jin (Gong Yoo), a leader of the resistance to obtain information to expose their activities to the Japanese authorities. Soon Lee begins to doubt his loyalties, and show sympathy for his countrymen. A resistance plan to obtain explosives in Shanghai that will be used to destroy the Japanese Headquarters in Seoul is set in motion, with Lee caught in the middle. His Japanese bosses suspect his shift in allegiance, and Lee becomes a wanted man. A deadly cat-and-mouse game unfolds in which loyalty is tested and no-one can be trusted.

2016 · 2h 20m
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Starring Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-min
Director KIM Jee-woon

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Cast & Crew

  • Song Kang-ho
    Lee Jung-Chool
  • Gong Yoo
    Kim Woo-Jin
  • Han Ji-min
    Yun Gye-Soon
  • Um Tae-gu
    Hashimoto
  • Shingo Tsurumi
    Higashi
  • Shin Sung-rok
    Jo Hoeryeong
  • Heo Seong-tae
    Ha Ilsu
  • L‌S
    Lee Seol-gu
    Oh Namwon
  • KIM Jee-woon
    Director
  • C‌J
    Choi Jeong-hwa
    Producer
  • KIM Jee-woon
    Writer

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The Age of Shadows

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Korea in the late 1920s is under Japanese occupation. Lee Jung-Chool (Song Kang-Ho), a Korean-born police captain in the Japanese police force, is given a special mission to infiltrate the armed resistance fighting for Korean independence. He approaches Kim Woo-Jin (Gong Yoo), a leader of the resistance to obtain information to expose their activities to the Japanese authorities. Soon Lee begins to doubt his loyalties, and show sympathy for his countrymen. A resistance plan to obtain explosives in Shanghai that will be used to destroy the Japanese Headquarters in Seoul is set in motion, with Lee caught in the middle. His Japanese bosses suspect his shift in allegiance, and Lee becomes a wanted man. A deadly cat-and-mouse game unfolds in which loyalty is tested and no-one can be trusted.

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Studio
Grimm Pictures
Released
2016
Run Time
2 hr 20 min
Rated
RP16 Violence & content that may disturb.
Regions of Origin
South Korea, United States
© 2016 CJ Entertainment Corp.

Languages

Original Audio
Korean, Korean (South Korea)
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Korean (South Korea) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (Australia) (Always On)

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