''The Spies'' (), also known as ''The Spy'', is a 2012 South Korean action comedy film, starring
Kim Myung-min
Kim Myung-min (, born October 8, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series '' Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin'' (2004), '' White Tower'' (2007), ''Beethoven Virus'' (2008), ''Six Flying Dragons'' ...
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Yum Jung-ah
Yum Jung-ah (born July 28, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Her notable films include '' A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), ''The Big Swindle'' (2004), ''The Old Garden'' (2007), and ''Cart'' (2014), as well as the television series ''Royal Family ...
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Byun Hee-bong
Byun Hee-bong (born Byun In-chul; June 8, 1942) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Byun In-chul was born in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, and attended Salesian High School in Gwangju. He took up law at Chosun University before droppin ...
,
Jung Gyu-woon
Jung Gyu-woon (; born June 28, 1982) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Jung Gyu-woon made acting his debut in 2004 with the mobile drama ''Five Stars''. He first gained notice in 2008 when he took two contrasting roles — as a crazy young executi ...
,
Yoo Hae-jin
Yoo Hae-jin (born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor.
Career
As a child, Yoo Hae-jin would often slip in through the backdoor of a cultural center near his home to watch events that were being held there. After seeing a play in eighth gra ...
and directed by
Woo Min-ho
Woo Min-ho (born 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Woo debuted with the revenge thriller '' Man of Vendetta'' (2010), followed by the action comedy thriller '' The Spies'' (2012), both starred Kim Myung-min in the lead. H ...
. It is about
North Korea
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n undercover spies living mundane lives in
South Korea
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. The film was released on September 20, 2012, and attracted 1,310,895 admissions nationwide.
Plot
Section chief Kim (
Kim Myung-min
Kim Myung-min (, born October 8, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series '' Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin'' (2004), '' White Tower'' (2007), ''Beethoven Virus'' (2008), ''Six Flying Dragons'' ...
) was dispatched to South Korea 22 years ago to spy for the North Korean government. But spying is not his job anymore, or at least, it’s not what he does in daily life. Now, Kim makes a living by selling fake
Viagra
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pills smuggled from China and returns home every night to his wife and two loving children.
When Kim unexpectedly receives an assassination order from his boss (
Yoo Hae-jin
Yoo Hae-jin (born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor.
Career
As a child, Yoo Hae-jin would often slip in through the backdoor of a cultural center near his home to watch events that were being held there. After seeing a play in eighth gra ...
), he gathers his teammates which consist of assistant manager Kang (
Yum Jung-ah
Yum Jung-ah (born July 28, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Her notable films include '' A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), ''The Big Swindle'' (2004), ''The Old Garden'' (2007), and ''Cart'' (2014), as well as the television series ''Royal Family ...
), a single mother and real estate agent, adviser Yoon (
Byun Hee-bong
Byun Hee-bong (born Byun In-chul; June 8, 1942) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Byun In-chul was born in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, and attended Salesian High School in Gwangju. He took up law at Chosun University before droppin ...
), a retired senior citizen who specializes in making forged IDs, and assistant manager Woo (
Jung Gyu-woon
Jung Gyu-woon (; born June 28, 1982) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Jung Gyu-woon made acting his debut in 2004 with the mobile drama ''Five Stars''. He first gained notice in 2008 when he took two contrasting roles — as a crazy young executi ...
), a farmer whose expertise lies on hacking computers. Although these four people no longer want to be part of the assassination coup, they have no choice but to follow the order.
While performing a reconnaissance routine, Kim enters the residence of their target as a cable repairman and notices a large safe in one of the rooms. Later, he meets his fellow spies and devises a secondary plan to steal the safe’s money. No one knows if they will actually be able to get hold of the money as they in turn have become the target of the South Korean government.
Cast
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Kim Myung-min
Kim Myung-min (, born October 8, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series '' Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-shin'' (2004), '' White Tower'' (2007), ''Beethoven Virus'' (2008), ''Six Flying Dragons'' ...
– Section chief Kim
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Yum Jung-ah
Yum Jung-ah (born July 28, 1972) is a South Korean actress. Her notable films include '' A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), ''The Big Swindle'' (2004), ''The Old Garden'' (2007), and ''Cart'' (2014), as well as the television series ''Royal Family ...
– Assistant manager Kang
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Byun Hee-bong
Byun Hee-bong (born Byun In-chul; June 8, 1942) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Byun In-chul was born in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, and attended Salesian High School in Gwangju. He took up law at Chosun University before droppin ...
– Adviser Yoon
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Jung Gyu-woon
Jung Gyu-woon (; born June 28, 1982) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Jung Gyu-woon made acting his debut in 2004 with the mobile drama ''Five Stars''. He first gained notice in 2008 when he took two contrasting roles — as a crazy young executi ...
– Assistant manager Woo
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Yoo Hae-jin
Yoo Hae-jin (born January 4, 1970) is a South Korean actor.
Career
As a child, Yoo Hae-jin would often slip in through the backdoor of a cultural center near his home to watch events that were being held there. After seeing a play in eighth gra ...
– Department head Choi
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Jung Man-sik
Jung Man-sik (; born December 11, 1974) is a South Korean actor. His name is also romanized as ''Jeong Man-sik'' or ''Joung Man-sik''.
Filmography
Film
Television series
* '' Jungle Fish 2'' (KBS2, 2010)
* '' Athena: Goddess of War'' (SBS, ...
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NIS
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Places
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* Ness, Lewis ( gd, Nis, links=no), a village in the Outer Hebrides islands
Businesses and organizations
* Naftna Industrija Srbije, Petroleum Industry o ...
section chief
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Chun Bo-geun – Kim's son
*Oh Na-ra
*Kim Jin-hee
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Oh Kwang-rok
Oh Kwang-rok (born August 28, 1962) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Theater
References
External links
Oh Kwang-rokat SidusHQ
iHQ Inc., doing business as SidusHQ () is one of the leading talen ...
– man on bench (cameo)
References
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2012 films
2012 action comedy films
2010s spy comedy films
South Korean spy comedy films
South Korean action comedy films
South Korean heist films
Films set in Seoul
Films shot in Seoul
Lotte Entertainment films
2010s Korean-language films
Films directed by Woo Min-ho
2012 comedy films
Films about North Korea–South Korea relations
2010s South Korean films