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I Am The King

I Am The King

# South Korean film inspired by The Prince and the Pauper set in the Joseon Dynasty.
History   Comedy   Drama
📜 Overview: The movie depicts the three months before Choong-nyung (the future Sejong the Great) becomes king. The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which follows the history of the Joseon Dynasty between 1413 and 1865, leaves out records of this crucial period. While future generations would come to know him as King Sejong, the legendary figure who created the Korean alphabet and advanced the country’s scientific research and law, Prince Choong-nyung was originally dismissed as a reclusive bookworm. When his older brothers Yangnyeong and Hyoryeong fail to impress their father King Taejong, the king makes a royal command for Choong-nyung to become the next ruler of the kingdom instead.
🌏 Languages Available: Korean
📆 Date Released: 2012-08-08
⌚ Running Time: 120 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Ju Ji-hoon original image
Grand Prince Choong-nyung / Deok-chil
Ju Ji-hoon
Baek Yoon-sik original image
Hwang Hee
Baek Yoon-sik
Byun Hee-bong original image
Shin Ik-yeok
Byun Hee-bong
Park Young-kyu original image
King Taejong
Park Young-kyu
Im Won-hee original image
Hae-goo
Im Won-hee
Kim Soo-ro original image
Warrior Hwang-goo
Kim Soo-ro
Lee Hanee original image
Soo-yeon
Lee Hanee
Baek Do-bin original image
Prince Yangnyeong
Baek Do-bin
Lee Mi-do original image
Crowned Princess
Lee Mi-do
Kim So-hyun original image
Sol-bi
Kim So-hyun
Lim Hyung-jun original image
Jang Young-sil
Lim Hyung-jun
Yoon Kyung-ho original image
Geun-bae
Yoon Kyung-ho
Park Kyung-man original image
Uigeumbu ascetic
Park Kyung-man
Han Yeo-wool original image
Tribute young woman
Han Yeo-wool
Lee Dong-jin original image
Warehouse Servant
Lee Dong-jin
Woo Mi-hwa original image
Sol-bi's mother
Woo Mi-hwa

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