
The Berlin File(2013)
When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.


“The fate of a nation hangs in the balance.”
A vengeful refugee-turned-pirate steals nuclear materials to attack and obliterate the Koreas in a Nuclear Typhoon. A top South Korean naval officer is assigned the task to stop his plans and execute him.

Jang Dong-gun
Sin

Lee Jung-jae
Gang Se-jong

Lee Mi-yeon
Choi Myeong-ju

Kim Kap-soo
NIS Agent

David Lee McInnis
Somchai
Chatthapong Phantana-Angkul
Toto
Heo Wook
Team Manager Choi

Shin Seong-il
President
Kim Ran-heun
Chung Young-ki

Min Ji-hwan
Park Wan-sik
Typhoon is a action, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of pirate, korean navy, inter-korean relations, national intelligence service (nis). Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, it stars Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Mi-yeon. A vengeful refugee-turned-pirate steals nuclear materials to attack and obliterate the Koreas in a Nuclear Typhoon. A top South Korean naval officer is assigned the task to stop his plans and execute him.
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