Assassination (2015)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Left

Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.3

Overview

While Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army in 1933, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group and also the enemies' forces are hunting them down....

Starring Cast

Jun Ji-hyun • Lee Jung-jae • Ha Jung-woo

Where to watch

Prime Video

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left

Diversity: Moderate

FemPower: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Jun Ji-hyun • Lee Jung-jae • Ha Jung-woo

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Left

Primary

Political: Strong LeftConfidence: High

Assassination is clearly left-leaning due to its explicit promotion of armed resistance and sacrifice for national liberation against Japanese colonial oppression, championing anti-colonial and anti-imperialist themes.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie features a cast that accurately reflects its historical Korean and Japanese setting, without engaging in race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative centers on anti-colonial resistance and features a strong female lead, but does not explicitly critique traditional Western identities.

Secondary

FemPower: YesConfidence: High

The film features Ahn Ok-yun, a skilled resistance fighter, who demonstrates proficiency in close-quarters combat, successfully defeating multiple male opponents using martial arts and melee weapons during intense action sequences.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'Assassination' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on historical events and resistance efforts during the Japanese occupation of Korea, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the plot or character arcs.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film "Assassination" (2015) features an original screenplay and characters. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters from source material or prior installments whose gender was altered for this production.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

This film is an original South Korean historical action drama with fictional main characters. It does not adapt pre-existing characters from other media or portray real historical figures whose race would be different from their on-screen depiction. Therefore, no race swaps are present.