Anarchist from Colony

Anarchist from Colony

The most interesting anarchists ever during Japanese colonial era now fight against the world.

2017 · 129 min · ★ 7.3 · History, Drama

Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol, the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko.

Directed by Lee Joon-ik · Written by Hwang Sung-goo

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Lee Je-hoon Park Yeol
Moon Choi Fumiko Kaneko
Kim In-woo Mizuno
Kwon Yul Lee Seok
Min Jin-woong Hong Jin-yoo
Kim Soo-jin Makino
Kim Jun-han Tatemasu
Baek Soo-jang Choi Young-hwan
Jung Jun-won Kim Joong-han
Lee Jung-hyun Vigilante Corps
Tasuku Yamanouchi Fuse
Choi Jung-hun Jung Tae-sung

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