Assassination (2015)

July 22, 2015 (KR) • Action, Thriller, Drama, History • 140m

Overview

In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.

Director

Choi Dong-hoon

Writers

Choi Dong-hoon, Lee Ki-cheol

Top Billed

Gianna Jun

Keywords

assassination independence movement japanese invasion of korea 1930s korean resistance japanese occupation of korea

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Top Billed Cast

Gianna Jun

Ahn Ok-yun

Ha Jung-woo

Hawaii Pistol

Lee Jung-jae

Yeom Seok-jin

Oh Dal-su

Pomade

Cho Jin-woong

Big Gun / Chu Sang-ok

Lee Kyung-young

Kang In-gook

Choi Deok-moon

Hwang Deok-sam

Kim Eui-sung

Butler

Park Byung-eun

Kawaguchi

Jin Kyung

Ahn Seong-sim

Heo Ji-won

Myeong-woo

Kim Hong-pa

Kim Goo

Jeong Gyu-su

Hunchback

Kim Kang-woo

Investigator

Cho Seung-woo

Kim Won-bong

Kim Hae-sook

Bar Owner

Sim Cheol-jong

Commander

Jeong In-kyeom

Sasaki

Lee Hwan

Se-gwang

Kim In-woo

Kimura

Lee Young-suk

Terauchi

Sim Hee-seop

Prosecutor

Keum Sae-rok

Perfume Saleswoman

Heo Jeong-do

Consulate Staff

Woo Sang-jeon

Lee Wan-yong

Jo Min-ho

Military Police

Kim Tae-eung

Seosomun Military Police

Lee Da-il

Kang In-gook's Driver

Park Se-jin

Nanny

Kim Tae-jun

Optician

Do Kwang-won

Dental Patient

Hong Won-gi

Judge

Kim Hong-soo

Provisional Government Employee

Crew

Yoon Hyung-tae

Special Effects Supervisor

Jung Do-ahn

Special Effects Supervisor

Lee Eun-jin

Set Designer

Kwon Soo-yeon

Set Decoration

Yoon Sung-hye

Art Direction

Kim Do-su

Executive Producer

Song Suk-ki

Set Decoration

Lee Gi-seok

Set Decoration

Noh Nam-seok

Stunts

Shon Byeong-su

VFX Artist

Jeong Jin-geun

Stunts

Choi Dong-hoon

Director

Lee Tae-yeong

Stunts

Im Se-jin

Art Direction

Song Min-seok

Stunts

Moon Chul-woo

Sound Effects Editor

Lee Jeon-hyoung

VFX Supervisor

Lee Woong-kyu

Assistant Director

Jang Hyeon-jin

Grip

Lee Jae-hyeok

Still Photographer

Choi Dong-hoon

Screenplay

Lee Ki-cheol

Screenplay

Lee Dong-hun

VFX Supervisor

Kim Woo-hyung

Director of Photography

Choi Hye-lim

Makeup & Hair

Shin Min-kyung

Editor

Son Na-ri

Costume Design

Ryu Seong-hie

Production Design

Eun Hee-soo

Production Sound Mixer

Kim Suk-won

Sound Supervisor

Park Ju-gang

Sound Supervisor

Kim I-da

Line Producer

Choi Dong-hoon

Executive Producer

Ahn Soo-hyun

Executive Producer

Kim Sung-min

Producer

Kwak Tae-yong

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Yoo Sang-seob

Fight Choreographer

Kim Hye-jin

Assistant Editor

Kim Ji-hoon

Production Manager

Seo Sung-kyung

Art Direction

Kim Seung-gyu

Lighting Director

Jang Young-gyu

Original Music Composer

Kim Yeong-bok

Props

Kwon Ju-hee

Art Direction

Kim Su-min

Camera Operator

Dalpalan

Original Music Composer

Park Gyeong-seo

Line Producer

Min Seong-ae

Still Photographer

Song Won-jong

Stunts

Reviews

Reno

⭐ 8/10

February 4, 2016

> The fight within them is to free the nation from a foreign power.

I remember that a few years ago I loved 'Jeon Woo-Chi' from this same director. It was so awesome, the mix between the modern world and ancient myth with the usual Korean style presentation, a little different from other similar western films due to the cultural difference. After that, this the second movie of his I am watching and I had two opposite thoughts in the two halves of the movie.

Initially, I felt I chose a wrong movie. One of the reason was, I could not get the film characters right due to complicated introductions. Too many main characters and that's a too much to recognise if you're not a Korean or not familiar with the Korean faces/actors. Somewhat I was confused, at least in the first quarter. In the second half, especially after the story moved to Korean, I get used to it and afterwards it was very smooth.

The other reason was obviously the length of the movie. Only because of the puzzled opening order. Later the story development was so good, I began to feel comfortable with the narration and after that I did not notice the runtime at all. I have no source to confirm whether it was based on the real or simply a cinematic fiction, but it was very interesting as it progress. So don't force yourself to watch the movie, but it you do, then give it a time in the beginning and be focused, later definitely you will be in a position to get through as easily as I did.

> "Damn, we could all die tomorrow. Let's dance."

Actually, it all began in the year 1911, and moved to 20 years later during the Japan's occupation of Korea. The resistance freedom fighters plan a series of assassination of the Japanese leaders in the nation's different regions. One such man was a powerful native business tycoon. When everything goes wrong, the story begins to take a turn, complicates further by revealing the old secret. How much it affects and to whom, followed by the final battle sequence.

Obviously everyone interesting in this film for Jeon Ji-Hyun's presence. Of course, as usual she was very impressive, but her so-star, Ha Jung-Woo with his weird screen name 'Hawaii Pistol' was also equally good. When I first heard Hawaii Pistol is coming, I thought it was the arms supply from Hawaii. Anyway, it was a grand intro, after his entry the movie was set to explore the rest of the story in a style. The other actors like his hilarious partner and the main villain set the tone for the movie.

Certainly it is a movie to pick if you want an historic subject other than your regular Korean themes. Beautifully written for the screen, except like I said the editing was confusing for the lack of proper inception. Don't think it's simply about the brave freedom fighters; betrayal, revenge, family, third person caught in, like that it had many stuffs. It is also very rare to see a woman fighter among them. All the action scenes were really well made, because that's the title isn't. The terrific settings of the 30s as well. I can't say about it is a must see or not, but surely a fine historic movie that I am pleased with.

8/10

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Assassination (2015)

Choi Dong-hoon, Lee Ki-cheol

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Top Billed Cast

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