The Age of Shadows
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| Hangul | 밀정 |
| Hanja | 密偵 |
| Literal meaning | Emissary |
| Revised Romanization | Miljeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Milchŏng |
| Directed by | Kim Jee-woon |
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| Cinematography | Kim Ji-yong |
| Edited by | Yang Jin-mo |
| Music by | Mowg |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean Japanese |
| Budget | $8.62 million |
| Box office | $55.3 million |
The Age of Shadows (Korean: 밀정; lit. "Emissary") is a 2016 South Korean period action thriller film directed by Kim Jee-woon and written by Lee Ji-min and Park Jong-dae. The film is set in Shanghai and Seoul in the 1920s and stars Song Kang-ho and Gong Yoo. It was selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
The film won the Best Picture award in the Action Features category at the 2016 Fantastic Fest held in Austin, Texas.