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Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

Original title: Yacha
  • 2022
  • TV-14
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (2022)
On assignment in a perilous city to inspect a Black Ops team and its notorious leader, an upstanding prosecutor steps into a deadly war between spies.
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Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.

  • Director
    • Hyeon Na
  • Writers
    • Sang-hoon Ahn
    • Hyeon Na
  • Stars
    • Sul Kyung-gu
    • Park Hae-soo
    • Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hyeon Na
    • Writers
      • Sang-hoon Ahn
      • Hyeon Na
    • Stars
      • Sul Kyung-gu
      • Park Hae-soo
      • Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
    • 43User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sul Kyung-gu
    Sul Kyung-gu
    • Ji Kang-in
    Park Hae-soo
    Park Hae-soo
    • Han Ji-hoon
    Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
    Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
    • Yoshinobu Ozawa
    Yang Dong-geun
    Yang Dong-geun
    • Section chief Hong
    Lee El
    Lee El
    • Hui-won
    Song Jae-rim
    Song Jae-rim
    • Jae-kyu
    Park Jin-young
    Park Jin-young
    • Jung-dae
    Lee Soo-kyung
    • Moon Ju-young
    Jin Kyung
    Jin Kyung
    • Director Yeom Jeong-Won
    Jin Seo Yun
    • Ryeon-Hui
    • (as Seo-Yeon Jin)
    Yao Yiti
    Yao Yiti
    • Eleven
    • (as Yi Ti Yao)
    Shin Moon-Sung
    • Professor Wang
    Nam Kyung-eup
    Nam Kyung-eup
    • Moon Byung-uk
    Jongman Kim
    Jongman Kim
    • Hak-cheol
    Oh Chae Eun
    • [Ji Hoon's office secretary]
    K. Kevin Choi
    • Jung-Dae
    • (english version)
    • (voice)
    Tiffany Chu
    Tiffany Chu
    • Hae-Won
    • (english version)
    • (voice)
    Arnold Chun
    Arnold Chun
    • Prosecutor Hwang
    • (english version)
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Hyeon Na
    • Writers
      • Sang-hoon Ahn
      • Hyeon Na
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews43

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    7toskomst

    Korean take on James Bond and Mission: Impossible...

    ...except that it only cost a fraction to make, that it was made by filmmakers who seem to still believe that movies should be fun, and that it employs every cliché in the spy movie playbook, including probably some not yet invented.

    The movie stars the veteran Sol Kyung-gu as Ji Kang-in, one of these rugged agents whose standard operating procedure indeed seems ruthless. He has a pre-credits teaser in Hong Kong at his disposal to prove his worth looking for a double agent and leaving bodies everywhere.

    If I attempted to write a plot summary, I would most likely be writing well into next year, so let's say that the action shifts to Shenyang in northeast China four years later. The former Seoul prosecutor Han Ji-hoon (Park Hae-soo) comes to the city now representing NIS - South Koreas answer to CIA - to check out a supposed information leak. Is there a mole in agent Ji's team? Agent Ji sure hasn't found the one he been looking for himself.

    The banter between Sol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo as polar opposites makes for some good fun in between a lot of shooting and a lot of plot. The movie's politics is equally offensive to everyone, from the North Koreans to the Japanese, while the Chinese apparently couldn't care less as the Shenyang police is mostly nowhere in sight despite all the gunfights going on in broad nightlight.

    The idea of Shenyang as a hotbed for spies is a bit like Istanbul in "From Russia With Love", so maybe this is what the 1960s Cold War spy thrillers have developed into for the 2020s?

    It's fast-paced fun, anyway, full of blood and guts. But it's not a movie to think too deeply about.
    9fransim-54394

    Good 2 hours movie on Netflix

    Came across this new Korea action movie on Netflix. Storyline was intriguing and fast pace. Quite a few plot twist and good action. Look like there is going to have a sequel. Can't wait to see.
    6owenpont-70803

    It was solid........

    While some of the action scenes were filmed rather poorly, the action scenes were acceptable. It is a nothing special, solid enough spy movie. The background is very visually cool. And the writing was fine. There is nothing wrong with this film, its just not a special movie or a movie that stands out. But thats not always bad. Overall if you like spy films this is a solid enough spy film.
    5docflorinb

    Enjoyable if you have absolute nothing to do

    Undeveloped characters (I have nothing against actors), weak script, fable story. Nothing special, I just a mediocre spy/police movie with action (some very unrealistic) scenes.
    7T-xoo

    Great spy movie

    Yaksha is a fast paced movie. Rarely in the movie you will find a slow moment and if any, it's just to explain some situations to the viewer.

    It's not the among the bests that exist and not among the worsts. In a lot of the gunfights, seeing how no bullets hit the good guys the movie just becomes comedic. But it stays enjoyable to watch. The acting is just okay. Just watch it if you got nothing else to watch and need a good time.

    Please Note that the movie can be sensitive to viewers who are into politics especially Japanese and Koreans. A lot of hates cliché that Japanese hates koreans and koreans hate Japanese more than North Koreans. This movie won't resolve any tensions of the past. So just a warning to any who are into politics.

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      WILHELM SCREAM: 1hr 3min in, when police engage the intelligence team.
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    • Release date
      • April 8, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official Netflix
      • SHOWBOX CORP
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • Chinese
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yaksha: Nhiệm Vụ Tàn Khốc
    • Filming locations
      • Shenyang, China(second unit)
    • Production companies
      • Nintendo Entertainment
      • Nintendo Pictures
      • Sang Sang Film
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      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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