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Overall Rank: 9979
Average Rating: 2.6/4
# of Ratings: 10
Theatrical Release Date: 02/08/2002
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama, Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Je-gyu Kang
Actors: Yunjin Kim, Suk-kyu Han, Min-sik Choi, Kang-ho Song, Johnny Kim, Yong-woo Park
Plot: Korean, 1999. North Korean agents living in Seoul steal CTX -- an experimental liquid bomb fuel that is indistinguishable from water. Only a pair of South Korean agents can stop them before North-South peace talks explode. Starring Han Suk-Kyu, Song Kang-Ho, Choi Min-Sik and Kim Yoon-Jin. -- Topher
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Korean Spy Drama
Topher - wrote on 02/09/2008
Perhaps the biggest film in Korean cinema. When Shiri was released in 1999, it outsold both the Titantic and The Matrix (in Korea). For those interested in Korean cinema, this is a good starter film: the action and the romance here are typical of the big budget Korean flicks.
But so is the melodrama. Like Korea's soap operas, which are popular across Asia, the romances tend to be overly sentimental and situational. Don't expect depth. Of course, this is also true of Hollywood blockbusters like Braveheart or Robin Hood.
The acting, however, is top-shelf. Pay close attention to Choi Min-Sik, who plays the commander of the North Korean spies. Kim Yoon-Jin (who pays Sun on the American TV show Lost) also made her film debut in Shiri as the girlfriend of one of the secret …
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