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The Age of Shadows (2016)
Directed by Kim Jee-woon
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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.
Length 140 minutes
Actors
Kang-ho Song | Yoo Gong | Han Ji-min | Shingo Tsurumi | Um Tae-goo | Shin Sung-rok | Lee Byung-hun | Park Hee-soon | Heo Sung-tae | Kim Dong-young | Go Joon | Seo Young-Joo | Lee Hwan | Choi Yu-hwa | Han Soo-yeon | Nam Moon-chul | Heo Hyeong-gyu | Jeong Do-won | Takeda Hiromitsu | Jeong Ha-dam | Lee Seung-jin | Kim Tae-joon | Geum Sae-rok | Won Jin-ah | Kiseon Park | Lee Sol-gu | Lee Sang-hee
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/30/2016 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
FF2016 Day 9 - Movie 1, which I picked off when I returned home from Austin so didn’t see at the festival but including it with the tally since it was released at the same time and thankfully held for another weekend so I could see it and not schedule it at the Fest.
Definitely fits for FF programming but also not nearly as bonkers as past SoKo films like Kim Jee-woon’s I SAW THE DEVIL. This is mainly a story around the Japanese occupation in Korea and the resistance fighters attempting to overthrow the Japanese police. Was probably programmed due to the timing and the director and the brutality on display.
Have come to really like Gong Yoo in all his recent work but once again Song Kang-ho proves he’s still the masterclass actor to watch. He’s just so much better than everyone else.
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