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Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

- The battle of spies begins.

Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.

Release Date : 2022-04-08

Language :MandarinKoreanJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sang Sang FilmTaipei Film CommissionBusan Film CommissionShowbox1 Production Film

Production Country : South KoreaTaiwan

Alternative Titles : Yaksha Ruthless OperationsYaksha

Cast

Sul Kyung-gu

Character Name : Jee Kang-in

Original Name : 설경구

Gender : Male

Park Hae-soo

Character Name : Han Ji-hoon

Original Name : 박해수

Gender : Male

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Character Name : Ozawa

Original Name : 池内博之

Gender : Male

Yang Dong-geun

Character Name : Hong

Original Name : 양동근

Gender : Male

Lee El

Character Name : Hee-won

Original Name : 이엘

Gender : Female

Song Jae-rim

Character Name : Jae-gyu

Original Name : 송재림

Gender : Male

Jinyoung

Character Name : Jung-dae

Original Name : 진영

Gender : Male

Lee Soo-kyung

Character Name : Mun Ju-yeon

Original Name : 이수경

Gender : Female

Jin Kyung

Character Name : Yum Jung-won

Original Name : 진경

Gender : Female

Jin Seo-yeon

Character Name : Ryeon-hee

Original Name : 진서연

Gender : Female

Choi Won-young

Character Name : Lee Chan-young

Original Name : 최원영

Gender : Male

Yao Yi Ti

Character Name : Eleven

Original Name : 姚以緹

Gender : Female

Ji E-su

Character Name : Hye-jin

Original Name : 지이수

Gender : Female

Yoo Jeong-ho

Character Name : General Manager Oh

Original Name : Yoo Jeong-ho

Gender : Male

Kim Jong-man

Character Name : Hak-cheol

Original Name : Kim Jong-man

Gender : Male

Yang Mal-bok

Character Name : Ji-hoon's Mother

Original Name : 양말복

Gender : Female

Lee Ji-hoon

Character Name : Prosecutor Park

Original Name : 이지훈

Gender : Male

Gong Teyu

Character Name : Kenzy Team

Original Name : Gong Teyu

Gender : Male

Oh Chae-eun

Character Name : Ji-hoon's Office Secretary

Original Name : Oh Chae-eun

Gender : Female

Choi Pil-sang

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Choi Pil-sang

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

jw

@jw

2022-04-11

OK-ish mash-up A secret service outpost has been sending made-up reports for over a year, and now an inspector is sent to find out what's going on there. South-Korean, North-Korean, Chinese and Japanese spies trying to out-trick, -guess and -gun each others... the sales pitch sounds good! Unfortunately, only a few scenes deliver glimpses of what this could have been if its potential had been realised into something original. But playing it safe, most of "Yaksha: Ruthless Operations" is a mix of Buddy Cop, Mission Impossible, James Bond knock-off, good old 80s action heroes wearing thick Plot Armour, and flat cardboard characters. The longer it runs, the more disappointing it gets. The only surprise is the ending, but it is not a plot twist: (possible spoiler... but you see it coming all the time) The Good Cop has been transformed into a Bad Cop, And That's OK. Before, the protagonist was against wanton violence, killing, torture; now his attitude is "whatever it takes", no holds barred. And everybody is happy with this outcome, possible sequel hinted at in end credits. A funny short scene at 00:42, in a bar, is worth seeing; skip the rest.