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Typhoon

Typhoon

The fate of a nation hangs in the balance.

20055.92h 4m

Overview

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.

Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek
Written by Kwak Kyung-taek, Ahn Young-soo
Produced by Lee Sung Chan
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Top Cast

Jang Dong-gun

Jang Dong-gun

Sin

Lee Jung-jae

Lee Jung-jae

Gang Se-jong

Lee Mi-yeon

Lee Mi-yeon

Choi Myeong-ju

Kim Kap-soo

Kim Kap-soo

NIS Agent

David Lee McInnis

David Lee McInnis

Somchai

C

Chatthapong Phantana-Angkul

Toto

H

Heo Wook

Team Manager Choi

Shin Seong-il

Shin Seong-il

President

K

Kim Ran-heun

Chung Young-ki

Min Ji-hwan

Min Ji-hwan

Park Wan-sik

Themes & Keywords

piratekorean navyinter-korean relationsnational intelligence service (nis)

About Typhoon

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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