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The Age of Shadows
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 100. Critics average 89, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →During the 1920s Japanese occupation of Korea, a Korean police captain working for the Japanese is torn between his duty and his loyalty to his people. He is thrust into a dangerous game of cat and mouse when he is tasked with infiltrating the Korean resistance movement. He must carefully navigate a world of espionage and betrayal, where trust is a luxury and every choice could mean life or death for his countrymen.
Details
- Director
- Kim Jee-woon
- Writers
- Lee Ji-min, Park Jong-dae
- Studio
- Harbin, Warner Bros. Korea, Dark Circle Pictures
- Released
- 7 September 2016
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Budget
- $9.6M
- Box office
- $53.2M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →7 wins from 23 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| 11th Asian Film Awards 2017 | Best Composer | Mowg | Winner |
| 11th Asian Film Awards 2017 | Best Film | The Age of Shadows | Nominee |
| 11th Asian Film Awards 2017 | Best Cinematographer | Kim Ji-yong | Nominee |
| 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actress | Han Ji-min | Nominee |
| 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Uhm Tae-goo | Nominee |
| 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 | Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Winner |
| 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 | Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Winner |
| 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards 2017 | Best Film | The Age of Shadows | Nominee |
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23 awards — The Age of Shadows
×| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Winner |
| Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Winner |
| Best Film | The Age of Shadows | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Ji-min, Park Jong-dae | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Uhm Tae-goo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Han Ji-min | Nominee |
| Best Art Design | Jo Hwa-sung | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Uhm Tae-goo | Winner |
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Age of Shadows | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Han Ji-min | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Age of Shadows | Winner |
| Best Music | Mowg | Winner |
| Best Composer | Mowg | Winner |
| Best Cinematographer | Kim Ji-yong | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Age of Shadows | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Song Kang-ho | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Jo Hwa-seong | Nominee |
| Best Director | Kim Jee-woon | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Age of Shadows | Nominee |
| Best Music | Mowg | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Uhm Tae-goo | Nominee |