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Shiri

Original title: Swiri
  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Choi Min-sik, Han Suk-kyu, and Song Kang-ho in Shiri (1999)
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South Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to cat... Read allSouth Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to catch her.South Korean agents Ryu and Lee are tracking a female assassin from North Korea who has mysteriously disappeared. With new killings and the theft of a deadly bomb, time is running out to catch her.
IMDb RATING
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8.2K
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POPULARITY
24,997
855
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    • Director
      • Je-kyu Kang
    • Writer
      • Je-kyu Kang
    • Stars
      • Han Suk-kyu
      • Choi Min-sik
      • Yunjin Kim
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Je-kyu Kang
    • Writer
      • Je-kyu Kang
    • Stars
      • Han Suk-kyu
      • Choi Min-sik
      • Yunjin Kim
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 94User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 4 nominations

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    Han Suk-kyu
    Han Suk-kyu
    • Jong Won Yu
    Choi Min-sik
    Choi Min-sik
    • Mu-young Park
    Yunjin Kim
    Yunjin Kim
    • Myung-hyun Lee
    • (as Yoon-jin Kim)
    • …
    Song Kang-ho
    Song Kang-ho
    • Jang-gil Lee
    Johnny Kim
    • Dae-Ho Jung
    • (as Derek Kim)
    Jung-min Hwang
    Jung-min Hwang
      Hyo-Seon Jang
      Hyun-Sung Jang
      Hyun-Sung Jang
        Soo-Ro Kim
          Seung-shin Lee
          Seung-shin Lee
            Yong-woo Park
            • Sik
            Ha-bok Yu
            • Director
              • Je-kyu Kang
            • Writer
              • Je-kyu Kang
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            Did you know

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            • Trivia
              Swiri was the first Hollywood-style big-budget blockbuster to be produced in the "new" Korean film industry. This was due to South Korea's major economic boom that occurred in late 90's.
            • Goofs
              The CTX convoy is shown driving to the right, including throughout the tunnel just before the ambush, but then it suddenly switches to the left side of the stripe when stopping at the checkpoint.
            • Alternate versions
              One scene was removed by the director from the 2 disc Korean special edition DVD: whilst running away with Hee, Park murders a Police Officer by spike through the heart. This cut was made because the murder did not make any sense during the scene before and immediately after. It is included in the deleted scenes section on the second disc.
            • Connections
              Referenced in Bat sei ching mai (2001)
            • Soundtracks
              When I Dream
              Written by 'Sandy Mason Theortet'

              Performed by Carol Kidd

            User reviews94

            Review
            Top review
            Big surprise!
            When I first saw that movie I didn't know anything about the korean movie industry and I was in for a big surprise! "Wow, they can make big budget action movies in other countries besides the US!" Was one of the first thoughts that came to my mind. The beginning with training the north korean spies was very "fascinating" to watch. I have seldomly seen such gory scenes that left the impression of "hell, they are mean" despite the usual: "cool, that blood spilling is really funny". I admit that I only understand very little korean and I saw that one without subtitles and the whole story was translated to me while watching. Still I thought it was a superb action movie with great actors. I can only recommend it to anyone who would like to see a non comic and also Asian action film for a change. It's really worth it!
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            • TexRogers
            • Aug 3, 2002

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            • Release date
              • February 13, 1999 (South Korea)
            • Country of origin
              • South Korea
            • Official sites
              • film.ru (Russia)
              • Imagine Pix
            • Language
              • Korean
            • Also known as
              • Swiri
            • Filming locations
              • "The Hill of Shiri", Joongmoon-Dong, Seogwipo, Cheju Island, South Korea
            • Production companies
              • CJ Entertainment
              • CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics
              • Frontier Works Comic
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            Box office

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            • Budget
              • $5,000,000 (estimated)
            • Gross US & Canada
              • $98,452
            • Opening weekend US & Canada
              • $29,187
              • Feb 10, 2002
            • Gross worldwide
              • $135,892
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            Technical specs

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            • Runtime
              2 hours 5 minutes
            • Color
              • Color
            • Sound mix
              • Dolby Digital
            • Aspect ratio
              • 1.85 : 1

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