Song of the Bandits Web Series Details:
| Hangul | 도적: 칼의 소리 |
| Hanja | 盜賊: 칼의 소리 |
| Literal meaning | Thief: Sound of the Sword |
| Revised Romanization | Dojeok: Kar-ui sori |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tojŏk: k’arŭi sori |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Historical, Action, Drama |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 9 |
| Release date | September 22, 2023 |
| Running time | 48–69 min |
| Age rating | 18+ |
| Starring | Kim Nam-gil Seohyun Yoo Jae-myung Lee Hyun-wook Lee Ho-jung |
| Created by | Netflix |
| Developed by | Studio Dragon (production planning) |
| Directed by | Hwang Jun-hyeok Park Hyun-suk |
| Written by | Han Jung-hoon |
| Produced by | Kim Jey-hyun Lee Ki-hyuk Huh Gun Choi Ho-sung |
| Executive producers | Kim Ryoon-hee Kim Na-kyung Cho Youn-hee |
| Music by | Kim Jang-woo |
| Production Companies | Studio Dragon Urban Works Media Baram Pictures |
| Distributor | Netflix |
Song of the Bandits Web Series Cast & Character:
- Main
- Kim Nam-gil as Lee Yoon: A former Japanese soldier who became a bandit in Gando to protect the land and people.
- Seohyun as Nam Hee-shin: An independence activist disguised as the head of the Railway Bureau of the Japanese Government-General of Korea.
- Yoo Jae-myung as Choi Chung-soo: A landowner and independence activist in a Korean village in Gando.
- Lee Hyun-wook as Lee Gwang-il: Major of the 37th Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Japanese Empire, entangled with Yoon in a tense relationship.
- Lee Ho-jung as Eon Nyeon: A contract killer commissioned to murder Yoon.
- Supporting
- Lee Jae-gyun as Chorang-i: Member of the bandits.
- Kim Do-yoon as Kang San-gun: Member of the bandits.
- Cha Yeop as Geum-so: Member of the bandits.
- Cha Chung-hwa as Kim Seon-bok.
- Kim Seol-jin as Kimura: Subordinate of Jang Ki-ryong.
- Ko Kyu-pil as Han Tae-ju: Japanese soldier and subordinate of Lee Gwang-il.
- Park Sang-won as Ishida: Japanese soldier of the 19th division and subordinate of Lee Gwang-il.
- Han Gyu-won as Jang Ki-ryong: Leader of bandits in North Gando protected by the Japanese military.
- Kim Min as Jin-san: Member of the bandit group under Jang Ki-ryong.
- Park Gwang-jae as Heuk-dong: Member of the bandit group under Jang Ki-ryong.
Storyline:
In the lawless land of Gando, fierce bandits will stop at nothing to fight for their precious homeland and loved ones — even if it means life or death.
About Song of the Bandits Web Series:
Song of the Bandits (Korean: 도적: 칼의 소리) is a South Korean historical action drama web series directed by Hwang Jun-hyeok, written by Han Jeong-hoon, starring Kim Nam-gil, Seohyun, Yoo Jae-myung, Lee Hyun-wook, and Lee Ho-jung.
In August 2022, filming of the series was suspended due to heavy rain. Filming ended on February 2, 2023.
The series was released on Netflix on September 22, 2023.
