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Trailer: Phantom by Lee Hae-young

Despite being a remake of Johnnie To classic “Drug War”, 's stylish crime thriller “Believer” did just enough to have its own identity and prove to be a success story at the box office. Now, the director is ready with his follow-up, yet another ensemble thriller but this time set in occupied Korea.

Synopsis

In 1933, when Korea was under Japanese occupation, five people in Gyeongseong are suspected to be “” spies of the anti-Japanese organization. The five suspects are Junji Murayama, Park Cha-kyung, Yuriko, Baek-ho, and Section Chief Cheon. The Japanese security forces, led by Kaito, work to find the Phantom spies. The 5 suspects are then entrapped in a sting operation and are locked up in a remote hotel. Each of the 5 suspects try to prove that they are not a Phantom spy. They struggle to escape from their imprisonment.

The eclectic cast-list is headed by the multi-faceted , who plays Junji Murayama. He is joined by as Park Cha-kyung, as Yuriko, as Baek-ho and as Section Chief Cheon. Kaito, on the other hand, is played by man-in-demand . The spy thriller is locked in for an 18th January, 2022 release in Korea.

About the author

Rhythm Zaveri

Hello, my name is Rhythm Zaveri. For as long as I can remember, I've been watching movies, but my introduction to Asian cinema was old rental VHS copies of Bruce Lee films and some Shaw Bros. martial arts extravaganzas. But my interest in the cinema of the region really deepened when I was at university and got access to a massive range of VHS and DVDs of classic Japanese and Chinese titles in the library, and there has been no turning back since.

An avid collector of physical media, I would say Korean cinema really is my first choice, but I'll watch anything that is south-east Asian. I started contributing to Asian Movie Pulse in 2018 to share my love for Asian cinema in the form of my writings.

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