The Age of Shadows
The Age of Shadows
It draws on the 1923 Hwang Ok police inspector bombing incident and the Uiyeoldan’s smuggling of bombs. The characters under assumed names based on Hwang Ok, Kim Si-hyeon, and Kim Won-bong, as well as the ending, were substantially reworked. Lee Jung-chool in the film is a character connected to a real person.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Inspired reconstruction
Inspired by the 1923 Hwang Ok police inspector bombing incident and the Uiyeoldan's smuggling of bombs into Korea; the pseudonymous characters based on Hwang Ok, Kim Si-hyeon, and Kim Won-bong, and the ending, were substantially reworked.
Hwang Ok Police Inspector Bombing Incident
An incident in March 1923 in which those involved were arrested while Uiyeoldan member Kim Si-hyeon, Inspector Hwang Ok of the Gyeonggi Provincial Police Department, and others were attempting to bring bombs into Korea.
FACT / FICTION
Verification 7
Fact / Fiction verification
7 recordsThe Age of Shadows is a 2016 film directed by Kim Ji-woon.
On screen · Verified record
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- The film's information and related reporting confirm that it was released in 2016 and identify its director.
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- 영화 <밀정> 속 허구와 사실동북아역사재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 극단의 시대, 친일 또는 항일의 경계선에 선 인물들씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The film's central true-story and historical background is the “Hwang Ok police inspector bombing incident.”
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- Inspired by the 1923 Hwang Ok police inspector bombing incident and the Uiyeoldan's smuggling of bombs into Korea; the pseudonymous characters based on Hwang Ok, Kim Si-hyeon, and Kim Won-bong, and the ending, were substantially reworked.
- Verified record
- Inspired by the 1923 Hwang Ok police inspector bombing incident and the Uiyeoldan's smuggling of bombs into Korea; the pseudonymous characters based on Hwang Ok, Kim Si-hyeon, and Kim Won-bong, and the ending, were substantially reworked.
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- 영화 <밀정> 속 허구와 사실동북아역사재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 극단의 시대, 친일 또는 항일의 경계선에 선 인물들씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Not every line of dialogue, compression of time, or detail of the events' progression in the film can be equated one-to-one with the historical record.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- Events are compressed and arranged through dramatic-film or documentary editing.
- Verified record
- Verifiable actual events and people must be distinguished from the work's narrative construction.
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- 영화 <밀정> 속 허구와 사실동북아역사재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 극단의 시대, 친일 또는 항일의 경계선에 선 인물들씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The film's true-story and historical background includes the “Hwang Ok police inspector bombing incident.”
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- Inspired by the 1923 Hwang Ok police inspector bombing incident and the Uiyeoldan's smuggling of bombs into Korea; the pseudonymous characters based on Hwang Ok, Kim Si-hyeon, and Kim Won-bong, and the ending, were substantially reworked.
- Verified record
- Inspired by the 1923 Hwang Ok police inspector bombing incident and the Uiyeoldan's smuggling of bombs into Korea; the pseudonymous characters based on Hwang Ok, Kim Si-hyeon, and Kim Won-bong, and the ending, were substantially reworked.
View 2 sources
- 영화 <밀정> 속 허구와 사실동북아역사재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 극단의 시대, 친일 또는 항일의 경계선에 선 인물들씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Jung Chae-san in the film is a character connected to a real person.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- A character in the film.
- Verified record
- Whether the character is based on a real person and whether the character's actions in the film are factual must be assessed separately.
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- 영화 <밀정> 속 허구와 사실동북아역사재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 극단의 시대, 친일 또는 항일의 경계선에 선 인물들씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Kim Woo-jin in the film is a character connected to a real person.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- A character in the film.
- Verified record
- Whether the character is based on a real person and whether the character's actions in the film are factual must be assessed separately.
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- 영화 <밀정> 속 허구와 사실동북아역사재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 극단의 시대, 친일 또는 항일의 경계선에 선 인물들씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Lee Jung-chul in the film is a character connected to a real person.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- A character in the film.
- Verified record
- Whether the character is based on a real person and whether the character's actions in the film are factual must be assessed separately.
View 2 sources
- 영화 <밀정> 속 허구와 사실동북아역사재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 극단의 시대, 친일 또는 항일의 경계선에 선 인물들씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
김우진
Fictionalized real personBased on a real personKim Si-hyeon →
이정출
Fictionalized real personBased on a real personHwang Ok →
정채산
Fictionalized real personBased on a real personKim Won-bong →
Sources used
- 영화 <밀정> 속 허구와 사실동북아역사재단 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 극단의 시대, 친일 또는 항일의 경계선에 선 인물들씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →