In 1933, when Korea was under Japanese occupation, five people in Gyeongseong are suspected to be "Phantom" spies of the anti-Japanese organization.
Acting
Park So-dam's ice-queen turn will wreck you.
Production
Gyeongseong hotel as suffocating pressure cooker.
Writing
Adaptation that out-clevers its source novel.
Director
Lee Hae-young
Sul Kyung-gu
Junji Murayama
Lee Hanee
Park Cha-kyung
Park So-dam
Yuriko
Park Hae-soo
Kaito Takahara
Seo Hyun-woo
Section Chief Cheon
Kim Dong-hee
Lee Baek-ho
Kim Hye-ok
Junji's Mother
Kim Jong-soo
Projectionist
Esom
Yoon Nan-young
Lee Zoo-young
Ticket Clerk
Kim Joong-hee
Tadashi Sakuma
Ko In-beom
Governor-General
Jo Ha-seok
Commissioner General
Seo Jin-won
Inspector-General
Yoon Tae-in
Bulky Soldier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Ghost' codename references actual independence fighters erased from Japanese records. The film deliberately restored their anonymity.
That suffocating hotel? Built on a soundstage. Lee Hae-young made cast live there for two weeks before shooting to manufacture real cabin fever.
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