Infiltrate and deceive.
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.
Jo Hwe-ryung
The film's tagline is: "Infiltrate and deceive."
The original title is "밀정" (KO).
With a budget of $9.6M, the film grossed $53.2M — a profit of $43.5M (453% ROI).
The runtime is 140 minutes (2h 20m).
The film features dialogue in 4 languages: Mandarin, Korean, English, Japanese.
The film was directed by Kim Jee-woon.
The screenplay was written by Lee Ji-min and Park Jong-dae.
The score was composed by Mowg.
Cinematography was handled by Kim Ji-yong.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt4914580.
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369 votes
밀정
Released
16
普通话, 한국어/조선말, English, 日本語
South Korea
$9,620,000
$53,165,427
