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Shiri

Shiri

No clues. No leads. No time.

19996.42h 5m

Overview

North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.

Directed by Kang Je-kyu
Written by Kang Je-kyu, Baek Woon-hak, Jeon Yun-su
Produced by Byun Moo-rim, Lee Kwan-hak
Box OfficeBudget: $8.5M0

Top Cast

Han Suk-kyu

Han Suk-kyu

Yu Jong-won

Choi Min-sik

Choi Min-sik

Park Mu-young

Yunjin Kim

Yunjin Kim

Lee Myung-hyun

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Lee Jang-gil

Yoon Joo-Sang

Yoon Joo-Sang

Chief Agent

Park Yong-woo

Park Yong-woo

Eo Seong-sik

P

Park Eun-sook

Lee Bang-hee

Jo Deok-hyeon

Jo Deok-hyeon

Lee Won-doo

Park Dong-bin

Park Dong-bin

Bae Won-seok

Kim Soo-ro

Kim Soo-ro

Ahn Hyun-chul

Themes & Keywords

bombs.w.a.t.spysecret agentctxterrorismagentintelligence agentangrykorean armyinter-korean relations

About Shiri

Shiri is a action, adventure, drama, thriller film released in 1999 exploring themes of bomb, s.w.a.t., spy, secret agent, ctx, terrorism. Directed by Kang Je-kyu, it stars Han Suk-kyu, Choi Min-sik, Yunjin Kim. North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.

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