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Summary

South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.

Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Heuk Geum-seong / Park Seok-yeong

Lee Sung-min

Ri Myeong-woon

Cho Jin-woong

Choi Hak-seong

Ju Ji-hoon

Section Chief Jeong Moo-taek

Jeong So-ri

Lee Hong-seol

Kim Hong-pa

Kim Myung-soo

Gi Ju-bong

President Kim Jong-il

Kim Eung-soo

Department Head Kim

Chae Yong

Hwang Byeong-cheol

Park Sung-woong

Han Chang-joo

Park Jin-young

Kim Jang-hyeok

Nam Moon-chul

National Assembly Member Park

Choi Byung-mo

National Assembly Member Yoo

Kim In-woo

Kiyohara

Kwak Ja-hyung

Jang Seong-hoon

Kim So-jin

Chang-joo's Wife

Jeong Gi-seop

NIS Planning Agent #1

Lee Seung-joon

Security Agent #1

Choi Jeong-in

Seok-yeong's Wife

Kim Hyun

Real Estate Agent

Min Moo-je

Southern Spy

Geum Sae-rok

President's Bodyguard #3

Lee Dong-hee

Photographer

Kang Jun-seok

Panmunjeom NKPA

Park Won-Hee

Asylum Commander

Hong Gi-jun

Successor Officer

Kim Kyu-baek

Army Personnel

Oh Gyeong-hwa

Market Woman

Kim Woo-hyeon

Reporter

Seol Chang-hee

Reporter

Oh Jin-ha

Ad Studio Reporter #7

Lee Hyo-ri

Self (cameo)

Kim Byeong-ok

Dr. Jang (cameo)

Kim Dae-jung

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lee Hoi-chang

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hwang In-sung

Announcer

Park Woo-jae

Safe House Guard

Yoon Jae-in

Reporter

Park Kyung-chan

Colonel

Heo Seung

Officer

Lee Sang-won

Safe House Guard

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Yoon Jong-bin

Screenplay

Kwon Sung-hui

Reviews

maketheSWITCH

September 9, 2019

Along with impressively slick cinematography via Choi Chan-min and some outstanding production design (Taipei stands in for Beijing and North Korea), the film provides some fascinating insights into Korean history following the Cold War and the transition from a tightly-controlled to a more democratic South Korea. You don’t need to know much about Korean politics to enjoy ‘The Spy Gone North’; you only need an appreciation for political intrigue and tension-inducing filmmaking in general. - Jake Watt

Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-spy-gone-north-engrossing-espionage-escapades