

The Age of Shadows
2016-09-07 · 140 min · ★ 7.2
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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Production details
- Directors
- Kim Jee-woon
- Production companies
- Harbin, Warner Bros. Korea, Dark Circle Pictures
- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 9,620,000
- Revenue
- USD 53,165,427
Top Cast
Song Kang-hoLee Jung-chool
Gong YooKim Woo-jin
Han Ji-minYun Gye-soon
Shingo TsurumiHigashi
Um Tae-gooHashimoto
Shin Sung-rokJo Hwe-ryung
Lee Byung-hunJung Chae-san
Park Hee-soonKim Jang-ok
Heo Sung-taeHa Il-soo
Kim Dong-youngHeo Chul-joo
Go JoonShim Sang-do
Seo Young-jooJoo Dong-sung
Lee HwanPark Dae-yi
Choi Yu-hwaKim Sa-hee
Han Soo-yeonMae-hyang
Nam Moon-chulKim Hwang-sub
Heo Hyung-kyuJung Woo-sik
Jeong Do-wonUmae
Hiromitsu TakedaTakeda
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