Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- propulsive
- neon-lit
- paranoid
- action movie night
- weekend streaming
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a competent, fast-moving Korean spy thriller with strong action and performances, though some considered it predictable and lacking sophistication.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Shenyang setting is repeatedly framed through gleaming city streets and neon reds bleeding into the action.
Prosecutor Han Ji-hoon is drawn into cooperation with the ruthless intelligence chief Jee Kang-in despite initially investigating him.
The case brings South Korean, North Korean, Chinese, and Japanese agents into a dangerous intelligence operation centered in Shenyang.
Jee Kang-in's Black Team fabricates reports and uses merciless methods, prompting Ji-hoon's prosecutorial investigation.
Films like Yaksha: Ruthless Operations, and why
The Berlin File
shared Korean espionage action, covert intelligence operations, and morally gray agents
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
shared neon-lit international spycraft, trigger-happy set pieces, and conspiracy-driven thriller structure
The Night Comes for Us
shared crime espionage, shifting loyalties, and hard-edged ensemble action
Movie Details
- Director
- Na Hyun
- Release Date
- 2022-04-08
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (264)
Cast
- Sul Kyung-gu
- Park Hae-soo
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
- Yang Dong-geun
- EL
- Song Jae-im
- Jinyoung
- Lee Soo-kyung
- Jin Kyung
- Jin Seo-yeon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Yaksha: Ruthless Operations about?
- A principled prosecutor is pulled into a ruthless multinational intelligence operation led by the agent he was sent to expose.
- What is Yaksha: Ruthless Operations like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Yaksha: Ruthless Operations as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Yaksha: Ruthless Operations violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Yaksha: Ruthless Operations as graphic.
- What did critics think of Yaksha: Ruthless Operations?
- Critics broadly found the film a competent, fast-moving Korean spy thriller with strong action and performances, though some considered it predictable and lacking sophistication.
- Which films are like Yaksha: Ruthless Operations?
- Films with a similar feel include The Berlin File, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, and The Night Comes for Us.
- How long is Yaksha: Ruthless Operations?
- Yaksha: Ruthless Operations runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Yaksha: Ruthless Operations?
- In United States, Yaksha: Ruthless Operations streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
