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Film / 2018
The Drug King
Directed by
Woo Min-ho
Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
The story
Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.
Cast
Song Kang-hoLee Doo-sam
Cho Jung-seokKim In-goo
Bae DoonaKim Jeong-ah
Kim So-jinSeong Sook-kyeong
Kim Dae-myungLee Doo-hwan
Lee Sung-minSeo Sang-hoon
Lee Hee-junChoi Jin-pil
Jo Woo-jinJo Seong-gang
Yoon Je-moonKim Soon-pyeong
Song Young-changUN Ambassador
Kim Hae-gonBaek Woon-chang
Lee Joong-okYoon Kang-sik
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Park Ji-hwanWang Moon-ho
Lee Bong-ryeonLee Doo-sook
Choi Deok-moonPresident Goo
Lee Seo-hwanWarble Fly
Choi Gwi-hwaHead of Department Ham
Yoo Jae-myungChief Kim
Kim Jong-sooSecurity Chief
Keijiro MatsushimaHideki
Kim Jun-hanJang Woo-hyeong
Lee Ho-cheolHippo
Heo Ga-yoonJong Sun-i
Park Kyung-hyeLee Kyeong-ja
Kim Hong-paProfessor Baek
ELYoung Partner
Suh Zi-eunBoat Party Girl
Park Chung-heeSelf (archive footage)
Kim Dae-jungSelf (archive footage)
Kim Seung-beeBank Clerk
Kim Joong-heeJapanese Detective
Cho Yu-haPiano Lesson Girl
Lee Seung-jinEnforcement Officer
Kim Ji-eunJin-pil's Wife
Na Kwang-hoonSeo Soo-gon
Kang Deok-joongPolice Officer
Kim Sung-gonPrisoner
Choi Kwang-jeJong Sun-i's Husband
Yoon Young-kyunSeo Soo-hoon's Subordinate
Jang Jun-hyeonLee Jin-ho
Ryu Dae-sikHong Kong Smuggler
An Da-jungSecond Eldest Sister
O Ji-hunAnnouncer
Choi Yo-woonMadam
Lee Sang-kyeongKang-sik's Gang Member 2
Han Geon-taeJapanese Announcer 2
Han Hee-kyeongProstitute in Red-Light District
Noh Su-seongNightclub Owner
Kim Jin-hyeokUN Faction Member 1
Yuk Hyo-myeongHead of Agency 3
Kim Yun-suMasan Prisoner 1
Kim Seong-moDirector Kwak
Sin Dong-seonJapanese Vendor 1
Song Tae-wan
Kim Sang-boDoo-sam's Gang Subordinate 2
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