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Assassination

Assassination

The country falls. The operation begins.

20157.32h 20m

Overview

In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.

Directed by Choi Dong-hoon
Written by Choi Dong-hoon, Lee Ki-cheol
Produced by Kim Sung-min
Box Office0Revenue: $96.1M

Top Cast

Gianna Jun

Gianna Jun

Ahn Ok-yun

Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Hawaii Pistol

Lee Jung-jae

Lee Jung-jae

Yeom Seok-jin

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Pomade

Cho Jin-woong

Cho Jin-woong

Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok

Lee Kyung-young

Lee Kyung-young

Kang In-gook

Choi Deok-moon

Choi Deok-moon

Hwang Deok-sam

Kim Eui-sung

Kim Eui-sung

Butler

Park Byung-eun

Park Byung-eun

Kawaguchi

Jin Kyung

Jin Kyung

Ahn Seong-sim

Themes & Keywords

assassinationindependence movementjapanese invasion of korea1930skorean resistancejapanese occupation of korea

About Assassination

Assassination is a action, thriller, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of assassination, independence movement, japanese invasion of korea, 1930s, korean resistance, japanese occupation of korea. Directed by Choi Dong-hoon, it stars Gianna Jun, Ha Jung-woo, Lee Jung-jae. In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.

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