The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows

2016 · 140 min · KO · 7.3 (292 votes)
Dir. Kim Jee-woon · Starring Song Kang-ho, Gong Yoo, Han Ji-min, Shingo Tsurumi, Um Tae-goo, Shin Sung-rok · Music Mowg

Infiltrate and deceive.

ActionThriller

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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A nail-biting espionage thriller set against a backdrop of occupation. Expect intricate plots, double-crosses, and a constant sense of danger as heroes navigate treacherous territory. The atmosphere is thick with paranoia and the fight for freedom.

tensesuspensefulgrittypatrioticpropulsiveperiod thrillerspycraftpolitical dramaaction-packedresistanceespionagesacrificenationalism
japanshanghaichinaindependence movement1920skorean resistancejapanese occupation of koreakorea
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