Anarchist from Colony

"The most interesting anarchists ever during Japanese colonial era now fight against the world."

2017 2h 9m KO

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★7.3TMDB · 34★6.6IMDB · 736

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Synopsis

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Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol, the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko.

“The most interesting anarchists ever during Japanese colonial era now fight against the world.”

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Cast

Lee Je-hoon
Park Yeol
Moon Choi
Fumiko Kaneko
Kim In-woo
Mizuno
Kwon Yul
Lee Seok
Min Jin-woong
Hong Jin-yoo
Kim Soo-jin
Makino
Kim Jun-han
Tatemasu
Baek Soo-jang
Choi Young-hwan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Joon-ik
Writers: Hwang Sung-goo
Languages: Japanese, English, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, Korean.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Joon-ik, shot by Park Sung-ju. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Jung-hoon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lee Je-hoon and Moon Choi and Kim In-woo carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The most interesting anarchists ever during Japanese colonial era now fight against the world.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6903980 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Joon-ik directs. Park Sung-ju behind the camera. Bang Jun-seok scores. Kim Jung-hoon cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Japanese, English, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, English, Korean.
3Directed by Lee Joon-ik, shot by Park Sung-ju. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kim Jung-hoon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lee Je-hoon and Moon Choi and Kim In-woo carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The most interesting anarchists ever during Japanese colonial era now fight against the world.".
8IMDB entry: tt6903980 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.