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The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows

Infiltrate and deceive.

20167.22h 20m

Overview

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

Directed by Kim Jee-woon
Written by Kim Dong-jin, Lee Ji-min, Park Jong-dae
Produced by Jay Choi, Kim Jee-woon, Choi Jeong-hwa
Box OfficeBudget: $9.6MRevenue: $53.2M

Top Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Lee Jung-chool

Gong Yoo

Gong Yoo

Kim Woo-jin

Han Ji-min

Han Ji-min

Yun Gye-soon

Shingo Tsurumi

Shingo Tsurumi

Higashi

Um Tae-goo

Um Tae-goo

Hashimoto

Shin Sung-rok

Shin Sung-rok

Jo Hwe-ryung

Lee Byung-hun

Lee Byung-hun

Jung Chae-san

Park Hee-soon

Park Hee-soon

Kim Jang-ok

Heo Sung-tae

Heo Sung-tae

Ha Il-soo

Kim Dong-young

Kim Dong-young

Heo Chul-joo

Themes & Keywords

japanshanghai, chinaindependence movement1920skorean resistancejapanese occupation of koreakorea

About The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows is a action, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of japan, shanghai, china, independence movement, 1920s, korean resistance, japanese occupation of korea. Directed by Kim Jee-woon, it stars Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-min. Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

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