The Age of Shadows

The Age of Shadows

  • Director: Jee-woon Kim
  • Writer: Jee-woon Kim,Ji-min Lee,Jong-dae Park
  • Countries of origin: South Korea
  • Language: Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, English
  • Release date: September 23, 2016
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Secret Agent
  • "The Age of Shadows" is a spy action movie directed by Kim Jee-woon and starring 송강호 , Gong Yoo and Han Ji Min . It was released in South Korea on September 7, 2016.
    The film tells the story of a desperate battle between the members of the militant group who transported bombs to destroy Japanese facilities from Shanghai to the capital of North Korea in the 1920s and the Japanese police who hunted them down   .
    The film won the 36th Korean Film Critics Awards for Best Work in 2016, and represented Korean films in the 89th Oscars for best foreign language film nominations   .

    Details

    • Release date September 23, 2016
    • Filming locations Seoul, South Korea
    • Production companies Grimm Pictures, Harbin, Warner Bros.

    Box office

    Budget

    $8,620,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $541,719

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $165,685

    Gross worldwide

    $54,491,162

    Movie reviews

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    • By Armani 2022-04-20 09:02:31

      A single spark can start a prairie fire

      Gong Yoo has three films in theaters this year, "Men and Women", "Train to Busan" and "Spy".

      I've watched the first two, so I'm looking forward to the last one. The most important thing is the protagonist and Uncle Song Kanghao.

      I watched it for four nights and finally finished it.

      The overall feeling is that the plot does not have much ups and downs, which is completely expected. Although a well-established anti-Japanese film is much better than domestic films, it...

    • By Watson 2022-04-20 09:02:31

      Chinese drama watchers who have watched countless spy war dramas, watching this movie will feel like chewing wax

      For Chinese people who have watched too many spy war dramas, the plot of this movie is too simple. There is neither a well-designed layout, nor a crazy villain, nor a lot of witty plots. feel.

      The traitor's uncle was turned against him like this. It's too childish. He was persuaded by a few big truths and a few bowls of wine? There is a lack of a complete transformation process here, whether it is a background introduction, or whether it is stimulated by something, there must be a...

    • By Raven 2022-04-20 09:02:31

      It's better for the protagonists to talk a little about everyday things than to read their lines!

      For the first time, I feel that I don't know the background of the story, and I can't even appreciate the acting skills of all the old actors! I have seen several Korean spy war movies of the same type before and after, all of which are big productions of the movie emperor blessing the stars! Lighting photography beauty refers to every process of editing is precise and delicate! Of course that's all!

            The actor is really impeccable. The actor Song Kangho's acting skills don't...

    • By Bobby 2022-04-20 09:02:31

      From being forced to participate in the struggle to the end, the hero does not ask where he came from

      The promotion of this film is inseparable from the role of Song Kanghao, a secret agent. He was originally a dog eagle under the Japanese ruler and was ordered to spy on the bombing plan of the Boxers. As a result, it developed step by step to the end, but he became the completer of the bombing. This transition is what the film is about and what I want to analyze.

      Song Kanghao's role is not so tall, but it is very real. He didn't help his compatriots to fight against Japan because of...

    • By Dannie 2022-04-20 09:02:31

      Our anti-Japanese drama was dumped by a few people in the Yellow Sea

      South Korea's anti-Japanese drama, all kinds of things are to pave the way for the final Song Kanghao's reversal. However, compared with last year's hit "Assassination", it is really limited. But the anti-Japanese themes shot by Koreans actually set a good example for mainland China. They have done a good job in characters, stories, human nature, and national feelings. If the domestic film can learn 80%, the anti-Japanese drama can also become a hit in the market. The contemporary "Operation...

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    • By Ebba 2023-08-21 12:56:54

      These Korean anti-Japanese films with the main theme are all over the air. In fact, there is no grand narrative to match. It is just a one-sentence plot after the rambling. After the group portraits are called one by one, no one can stand up, only Song Kanghao. The characters have a sense of struggle to survive in troubled times. Of course, Jin Zhiyun's skills are still good, and the art part is also a bonus item. Maybe it won't be so boring if you condense it a little...

    • By Joe 2023-08-13 19:15:27

      The rhythm of the war of resistance against Japan is wrong. The narrative has no ups and downs. Even if you fail, you have to move forward, step on the failure and move forward, and eventually you will stand...

    • By General 2023-07-31 07:04:52

      Replacing the Koreans with Chinese in the play is a hot-blooded Chinese anti-Japanese...

    • By Roselyn 2023-06-23 18:42:00

      After reading it, I feel that the Korean nation's resistance to Japan is simply a joke, thinking that a few explosions can achieve national liberation? Throughout the period of Japanese occupation, there was not a single decent uprising on the Korean peninsula. At best, they engaged in assassinations and explosions, and then joined the Japanese...

    • By Duane 2023-06-14 04:50:14

      It's too fucking...

    Movie plot

    Korea under Japanese rule in the 1920s, the anti-Japanese Movement justice intense action group captain Jin Changyu ( Puxi Shun ornaments) fall into the trap of the Japanese police trapped, their old friends, now working for the Koreans the Japanese police Lee out ( 송강호 Playing) Jin Changyu died in order to persuade him to surrender.
    Japanese police chief Higashimura ( played by Tsurumi Tatsugo ) orders Lee Zheng to trace and approach...
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    Evaluation action

    The film is a mature work that perfectly blends the colonial background and commercial elements. Among the many top thrillers in Korea in 2016, Kim Jee-woon's "The Age of Shadows" is very exciting, and the shooting technique is also very dazzling. It can be said that it is the most confident work of the genre master (" Screen Anarchy " review)  .
    The film is based on real people and real events. Various tangled characters and many...
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    Movie quotes

    • Jung Chae-San: The early bird catches the worm.

      Lee Jung-Chool: The early bird gets caught.

    • Lee Jung-Chool: [testifying before the judge] I always adhere to the work of the police.

      [He sighs, and continues hoarsely]

      Lee Jung-Chool: If the mission is successful, I will be promoted to Superintendent. I always give my utmost in police operations. I...

      [He pauses, and sighs again, but this time his sigh trembles slightly]

      Lee Jung-Chool: I have only to fulfil my duty as a Japanese police officer.

      [He finds himself close to tears]

      Lee Jung-Chool: I'm not a member of the Heroic Corps. I just wanted to manipulate Kim Woo-jin.

      [He heaves more shuddering sighs and starts to sniffle]

      Lee Jung-Chool: We are neither comrades, nor friends.

      [He bursts into tears]

      Lee Jung-Chool: I am innocent.

    • Jung Chae-San: Even when we fail, we move forward. The failures accrue, and we tread on them to advance to higher ground.