Special Agent X-7
Korean Cinema’s Golden Decade: The 1960s
September 1 - 17, 2023
The Korean Intelligence Agency dispatches its top agent, X-7, to put a stop to a gold-smuggling operation run by North Korean spies in Hong Kong in this highly entertaining and beautifully shot color spy film from Chung Chang-wha (The King Boxer).
Intro by Subway Cinema’s Goran Topalovic
Enjoy two films for the price of one at select double features! Valid on September 14 with a ticket to this film & A Swordsman in the Twilight. Discount automatically applied when adding both tickets to your cart; double features excluded from 3+ Film Package.
Both screenings will feature live DJ set (by Larry Love and Dede Lovelace) performing from the projection booth to bring their own spin on the film’s score for this spy thriller.
Legendary action filmmaker Chung Chang-wha (The King Boxer) lights up the screen with his own take on the spy genre. The Korean Intelligence Agency dispatches its top agent, X-7 (Nam Koong-won), to put a stop to a gold-smuggling operation run by North Korean spies in Hong Kong. During his mission, X-7 meets a mysterious woman (Jang Jung-moon) who offers to deliver North Korean secret documents in exchange for 50,000 dollars. Beautifully filmed on locations in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, Special Agent X-7 is full of car chases, spy gadgets, secret lairs, and surprising plot twists—all under the impeccable direction of Chung. After seeing this film, Sir Run Run Shaw (founder of the Shaw Brothers Studio) didn’t think twice about signing an exclusive contract with Chung. Long considered lost, the 35mm print of Special Agent X-7 was discovered in 2013 in Hong Kong, without the sound. Digitally mastered in 2014 by the Korean Film Archive.
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