The Face Reader

Sep 11, 2013

2h 20m

★ 7.0

Look fate in the face.

Overview

An exceptionally talented face reader becomes entangled in a bloody power struggle between a child king and his uncle who plans to usurp the throne.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Showbox

Jupiter Film

The Face Reader Trailers

Cast

Nae-kyung

Song Kang-ho

Grand Prince Soo-yang

Lee Jung-jae

Kim Jong-seo

Baek Yoon-sik

Paeng-heon

Cho Jung-seok

Jin-hyeong

Lee Jong-suk

Yeon-hong

Kim Hye-soo

Han Myung-hoi

Kim Eui-sung

Dan-jong

Chae Sang-woo

King Mun-jong

Kim Tae-woo

Choi Dae-gam

Ko Chang-seok

Jin-moo

Seo Hyun-woo

Old Han Myung-hoi

Woo Sang-jeon

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