
The Man from Nowhere(2010)
A reclusive pawnshop owner goes on a brutal rampage to rescue a young girl kidnapped by a criminal organization.


“A new generation of rising killers.”
The secret society of contract killers falls into chaos, unleashing a new breed of assassins. With old rules in ruins, who dares claim the shadows?

Yim Si-wan
Lee Han-wool / Mantis

Park Gyu-young
Shin Jae-yi

Choi Hyun-wook
Benjamin Jo

Bae Gang-hee
Yang Soo-min

Hwang Sung-bin
Puma Lee

Yoo Su-bin
Kim Dong-yeong

Jeon Bae-soo
Nam Bae-soo

Jo Woo-jin
Dok-go

Sul Kyung-gu
Cha Min-gyu

Jeon Do-yeon
Gil Bok-soon
Mantis is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2025 exploring themes of assassin, hitman, spin off, paranoid, unassuming. Directed by Lee Tae-sung, it stars Yim Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, Choi Hyun-wook. The secret society of contract killers falls into chaos, unleashing a new breed of assassins. With old rules in ruins, who dares claim the shadows?
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