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Mission: Possible
An irreverent spy caper where frantic desperation dissolves into blistering martial precision—a dancing firecracker that suddenly explodes into a razor-sharp blade.
Mission: Possible
Mission: Possible

미션 파서블

"A rookie secret agent's first mission turns into a chaos!"

17 February 2021 South Korea 105 min 7.4 (203)

Director: Kim Hyung-joo

Cast: Kim Young-kwang, Lee Sun-bin, Oh Dae-hwan, Seo Hyun-chul, Choi Byung-mo

Action Thriller Comedy Disposability and Institutional Cynicism Professional Identity vs. Mundane Survival Absurdity of Violence in a Gun-Controlled Culture Solidarity Born from Mutual Deception

Mission: Possible — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Woo Soo-han

Kim Young-kwang

Archetype: Reluctant Antihero / Dormant Warrior Key Trait: Pragmatic, playful slacker front masking terrifying close-quarters martial capability.

Motivation

Immediate financial survival, followed by a fierce protective loyalty to save Da-hee.

Character Arc

Begins as a shameless, money-obsessed private investigator scrambling to pay overdue rent. When Da-hee’s life is endangered, he casts off his bumbling persona to re-embrace his lethal training as a former 707th Special Mission Group operative.

Yoo Da-hee / Wong Iring

Lee Sun-bin

Archetype: The By-the-Book Rookie Hero Key Trait: Serious, driven, and disciplined, yet easily frustrated by domestic absurdities.

Motivation

Proving her worth as an intelligence operative and defending state security.

Character Arc

Arrives in Seoul overconfident and determined to prove herself to Beijing command, naive to the fact she has been set up as a sacrifice. Through repeated operational disasters, she sheds her textbook rigidity and learns to trust instinct and improvisation.

Jeon Hoon

Oh Dae-hwan

Archetype: Ruthless Criminal Kingpin Key Trait: Cold-blooded pragmatism, willing to murder business associates and intermediaries without hesitation.

Motivation

Monopolizing the illicit underworld arms market for immense profit.

Character Arc

Operates from the shadows orchestrating the illicit flow of arms into South Korea. He underestimates the rogue pair, believing them to be incompetent dabblers until Soo-han storms his warehouse fortress.

Team Leader Cha Oh

Choi Byung-mo

Archetype: Cynical Bureaucrat / False Mentor Key Trait: Detached political coldness.

Motivation

Containing the political fallout of China's lost weaponry without embarrassing his agency.

Character Arc

Briefs Da-hee with outward solemnity while internally viewing her as entirely disposable.

Detective Squad Chief

Seo Hyun-chul

Archetype: Bewildered Law Enforcer Key Trait: Incredulous, exasperated, and dryly comedic.

Motivation

Solving high-profile homicides and keeping public peace.

Character Arc

Investigates the bizarre series of homicides left behind wherever Soo-han and Da-hee go, growing increasingly bewildered by the absurd forensic evidence.

Cast

Kim Young-kwang as Woo Soo-han
Lee Sun-bin as Yoo Da-hee
Oh Dae-hwan as Jeon Hoon
Seo Hyun-chul as Chief Detective
Choi Byung-mo as Cha-oh
Kim Tae-hun as Shin Gi-roo
Julien Kang as Yuri
Lee Sang-hong as Axe gang action leader
Lee Ji-hoon as NIS Team Leader
Park Jin-su as Senior Detective
Shin Hye-jeong as NIS Agent
Jang Se-ah as Kid's Mom / Shopkeeper
Seo Min-joo as Tango Instructor
Choi Jong-nam as Park Du Sik [President]
Seo Beom-sik as Ax Boss

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