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Anarchist from Colony

Anarchist from Colony

The most interesting anarchists ever during Japanese colonial era now fight against the world.

20177.42h 9m

Overview

Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol, the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko.

Directed by Lee Joon-ik
Written by Hwang Sung-goo
Produced by Sean Kim
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Top Cast

Lee Je-hoon

Lee Je-hoon

Park Yeol

Moon Choi

Moon Choi

Fumiko Kaneko

Kim In-woo

Kim In-woo

Mizuno

Kwon Yul

Kwon Yul

Lee Seok

Min Jin-woong

Min Jin-woong

Hong Jin-yoo

K

Kim Soo-jin

Makino

Kim Jun-han

Kim Jun-han

Tatemasu

Baek Soo-jang

Baek Soo-jang

Choi Young-hwan

Jung Jun-won

Jung Jun-won

Kim Joong-han

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun

Vigilante Corps

Themes & Keywords

courtindependence movementanarchist1920skorean resistancejapanese occupation of korea

About Anarchist from Colony

Anarchist from Colony is a history, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of court, independence movement, anarchist, 1920s, korean resistance, japanese occupation of korea. Directed by Lee Joon-ik, it stars Lee Je-hoon, Moon Choi, Kim In-woo. Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol, the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko.

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