Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

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Yaksha: Ruthless Operations
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Hangul야차
Revised RomanizationYacha
Directed byNa Hyeon
StarringSol Kyung-gu
Park Hae-soo
Yang Dong-keun
Production
companies
Sangsang Film Co., Ltd.
Distributed byShowbox
Netflix
Release date
  • April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
Running time
125 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations (Korean: 야차; RR: Yacha) is a 2022 South Korean spy action film directed by Na Hyeon. The film starring Sol Kyung-gu, Park Hae-soo and Yang Dong-keun,[1] is set up in Shenyang, China. It revolves around a leader of an espionage agency's secret operation black team, and a prosecutor who was demoted to the espionage agency.[2][3] The film is scheduled to be released worldwide on April 8, 2022 on Netflix.[4]

Cast[]

  • Sol Kyung-gu as Kang-inn, head of the Shenyang branch of the NIS[5]
  • Park Hae-soo as Ji-hoon, a prosecutor from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office[6]
  • Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as a Japanese spy[7]
  • Yang Dong-geun as Chief Hong
  • Lee El as Hee-won, a veteran senior agent of the black team[8]
  • Song Jae-rim as Jae-gyu
  • Jinyoung as Jeong-dae[9]
  • Lee Soo-kyung as Mun Ju-yeon, The 'Witnesses' required for the 'Black Team' operation.[10]
  • Jin Kyung as Yeom Jeong-won, Director of the 4th Bureau in charge of NIS foreign intelligence activities.[10]
  • Jin Seo-yeon as Ryun Hee, Intelligence officer of the North Korean Security Agency Which operates a North Korean restaurant in Shenyang.[10]
  • Ahn Jeong-ho
  • Ha Jung-min

Production[]

Sol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo were confirmed to cast in the film in December 2019.[11] The cast line up was confirmed on December 31. Script reading was held on December 17 and principal photography began on December 31, 2019.[1] Film was wrapped up in the first half of 2020.[12][3]

Release[]

Since the film couldn't be released in theaters due to COVID-19 pandemic, it is scheduled to be released on over-the-top streaming platform Netflix on April 8, 2022.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Jeon Hyo-jin (December 31, 2019). "'야차' 설경구·박해수→양동근·이엘·송재림·박진영 합류, 오늘(31일) 촬영시작" [‘Yacha’ Seol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo → Yang Dong-geun, EL, Song Jae-rim, and Park Jin-young join, filming begins today (31st)] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Travis Clark (February 3, 2022). "20 international movies Netflix is releasing this year as it beefs up its global reach beyond TV hits". www.businessinsider.com. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Kang, Ae-ran (January 19, 2022). "한국작품 대폭 늘린 넷플릭스…'오징어 게임' 이을 히트작은" [Netflix has significantly increased Korean productions... 'Squid Game' fall hit]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  4. ^ Noh Gyu-min (March 4, 2022). "설경구, 첫 넷플릭스 영화 '야차' 4월 8일 공개…박해수→진영 '첩보 액션'" [Seol Kyung-gu, the first Netflix movie 'Yacha' to be released on April 8... Park Hae-soo → Jinyoung 'Spy Action']. Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Jung Yu-jin (August 13, 2021). "설경구·박해수 '야차', 넷플릭스 공개 확정" [Seol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo's 'Yacha' to be released on Netflix]. News1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Kim Bo-ra (December 5, 2019). "'야차' 설경구X박해수 캐스팅..'첩보 액션' 예고[공식]" ['Yacha' Seol Kyung-gu X Park Hae-soo Casting...'Spy Action' Preview [Official]]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Jung Hwa (December 5, 2019). "[단독]'봉오동 전투'日배우, 설경구 '야차' 출연..소신 행보 계속" [[Exclusive] 'Battle of Bongo-dong' Japanese actor, Seol Kyung-gu appeared in 'Yacha'...]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Naver.
  8. ^ Kim Yu-jin (August 13, 2021). "'야차' 이엘, 블랙팀 베테랑 요원…강렬한 존재감 예고" ['Yacha' EL, a veteran of the Black Team... Strong Presence] (in Korean). Export News. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Jung Yu-jin (December 31, 2019). "설경구·박해수 등, '야챠' 블랙팀 6인 캐스팅 확정…크랭크인" [Seol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo confirmed the casting of 6 black team members for 'Yacha'... crank in]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Kim Na-yeon (March 30, 2022). "야차' 이수경X진경X진서연, 팽팽한 긴장감 조성..캐릭터 스틸 공개" [Yacha' Lee Soo-kyung X Jin-kyung X Jin Seo-yeon, creates a tension... Character stills released] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Naver.
  11. ^ "SUL Kyung-gu and PARK Hae-soo Team Up for DEMON". Korean Film Biz Zone. December 19, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  12. ^ Lee Seul (August 13, 2021). "설경구 주연 '야차' 넷플릭스行" ['Yacha' starring Seol Kyung-gu on Netflix] (in Korean). Asia Economy. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  13. ^ Park Jeong-sun (August 13, 2021). "설경구X박해수 주연 '야차', 극장 아닌 넷플릭스行" ['Yacha' starring Seol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo, not in theaters, but on Netflix]. Daily Sports (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "Spy action film 'Yaksha: Ruthless Operations' starring Sol Kyung-gu to be revealed on Netflix on Apr. 8". Yonhap News Agency. March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.

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