The Age of Shadows

[Machine Translation] Japanese Police vs. the Giseokdan: Make Your Name in the History of Fate! The film was a smash hit in South Korean cinema history, attracting over 7.5 million viewers within 21 days of its theatrical release in South Korea in 2016. Set in the 1920s during the era of Japanese colonial rule, the film is a thrilling tale of the battle between the independence movement "Wiyeol-dan" and the Japanese police who are pursuing the group. The director is Kim Jee-woong, a hit maker in the Korean film industry known for "I Saw the Devil. The lead role is played by Song Gang-ho, who has starred in numerous hit films and gave a convincing performance in "The Defense Counsel. In this film, he plays a Japanese police inspector who is a Korean national, and he also tries his hand at Japanese dialogue. Gong Yoo of "New Infections: The Final Express" plays the leader of the Uisyeongdan. Lee Byung-hun makes a special appearance as the leader of the Giryongdan and exudes an overwhelming presence. Shingo Tsurumi gives a profound performance as the head of the police department of the Governor-General's Office, the second in command of the Japanese police force. --The film is set during the Japanese colonial period in the 1920s. Lee Jung-chul (Song Gang-ho), a former Korean Japanese police officer, is assigned to monitor the Uisyeongdan, an armed independence movement, and approaches Kim Woo-jin (Gong Yoo), the leader of the Uisyeongdan. While information of unknown origin is exchanged between the two sides and no one knows who the secret agent is, the Uiryekdang are planning to bring a bomb to Gyeongseong (now Seoul) that will destroy the main facilities under Japanese rule. In the meantime, the Japanese police tracked the Uiyeongdan to Shanghai. Amidst the tension between the Uiyeongdan and the Japanese police, a train loaded with bombs crosses the border and heads for Gyeongseong....

Special Feature / Bonus Track: making-of, interview with staff & cast, character footage, trailers

日本警察 vs 義烈団 運命の歴史に名を刻め! 2016年に韓国で劇場公開後21日にして観客動員750万人を突破し、韓国映画史上に残る大ヒットを記録。日本統治時代の1920年代を背景に、独立運動団体「義烈団(ウィヨルダン)」と彼らを追う日本警察との攻防をスリル満点に描いた究極の秘密諜報サスペンス巨編だ。監督は『悪魔を見た』で知られる韓国映画界のヒットメーカー、キム・ジウン。主演は、数々のヒット作に主演し、『弁護人』で迫真の演技を見せたソン・ガンホ。本作では朝鮮人の日本警部を演じ、日本語のセリフにも挑戦している。義烈団を率いるリーダー役には、『新感染 ファイナル・エクスプレス』のコン・ユ。義烈団の団長役でイ・ビョンホンが特別出演し、圧倒的な存在感を放っている。また、日本警察組織のナンバー2である総督府警務局部長役で鶴見辰吾が出演、重厚な演技を見せている。――1920年代の日本統治時代。元朝鮮人の日本警察イ・ジョンチュル(ソン・ガンホ)は武装独立運動団体の義烈団を監視しろとの特命を受け、義烈団のリーダー、キム・ウジン(コン・ユ)に接近する。出処不明の情報が双方間で飛び交い、誰が密偵なのか分からない中、義烈団は日本統治下の主要施設を破壊する爆弾を京城(現ソウル)に持ち込む計画を進めていた。そんな中、日本警察は義烈団を追って上海へ。義烈団と日本警察のかく乱作戦が繰り広げられる緊張感の中、爆弾を積んだ列車は国境を越えて京城へ向かうが・・・。

特典映像: メイキング(約20分)、キャスト・スタッフインタビュー(約11分)、キャラクター・フッテージ(約3分)、オリジナル予告編、日本版予告編