Among titles making the case for relevancy for suspensful period Korean thrillers in the new year is Phantom, from Believer helmer Lee Hae-young. CJ Entertainment is releasing the film on January 18, bolstered by a cast that includes Yaksha: Ruthless Operations actors Sol Kyung-gu and Park Hae-soo, as well as Lee Ha-nee (Alienoid), Park So-dam (Special Delivery), Kim Dong-hee (Season Of You And Me) and Seo Hyun-woo (The Man Standing Next).
Directed from a script also by Lee, Phantom is set in 1933 during the Japanese colonization of Korea, and according to the film’s description, tells “the story of five people suspected of being a mysterious ‘ghost,’ a spy for an anti-Japanese resistance group. Trapped inside an isolated hotel, the five characters must use their wits to survive and escape while suspecting one another.”
The film also has a good deal of trailer footage currently out and about, including an international trailer from CJ ENM, and several posters which you can gaze near on the bottom of the page.
