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The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows

Action · Thriller · History · 2016

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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The Age of Shadows

“Infiltrate and deceive.”

2016 Action · Thriller · History 2h 20m

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7.2 / 10

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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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The people responsible.

Directed by

Kim Jee-woon

Written by

Park Jong-dae · Lee Ji-min

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

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The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.