The Age of Shadows (2016)

The Age of Shadows

Kim Jee-woon directed this South Korean period espionage thriller (Korean: 밀정, "Secret Agent"), set in 1920s Japanese-occupied Korea. Japanese police captain Lee Jung-chool, himself a former independence fighter, is assigned to infiltrate and destroy the Heroic Corps resistance cell run by antique dealer and photographer Kim Woo-jin (Gong Yoo), who is smuggling explosives from Shanghai to Gyeongseong (present-day Seoul) to sabotage Japanese installations. The film premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2016, opened domestically four days later, and became South Korea's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (Wikipedia)

Watches

Elgin watch

Worn by Gong Yoo as Kim Woo-jin. Abba Watch (abbawatch.co.kr, 아빠시계) credits Gong Yoo with a vintage Elgin it supplied for his role as resistance leader Kim Woo-jin. It gives no reference or execution. The retailer calls Elgin a Swiss brand, although the maker was American; that discrepancy in its credit remains unresolved. (abbawatch.co.kr)

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