The King

Jan 18, 2017

2h 14m

★ 7.3

Only One Will Become.

Overview

A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.

Genres

Crime

Action

Production Companies

Next Entertainment World

MAGNUM9

The King Trailers

Cast

Park Tae-su

Zo In-sung

Han Kang-sik

Jung Woo-sung

Yang Dong-chul

Bae Sung-woo

Lim Sang-hee

Kim A-joong

Choi Doo-il

Ryu Jun-yeol

Kim Eung-su

Kim Eui-sung

Park Si-yeon

Jung Eun-chae

Ahn Hee-yeon

Kim So-jin

Jeon Hee-sung

Hwang Seung-eon

Cha Mi-ryun

Lee Ju-yeon

Head Hostess

Han Soo-yeon

Miss Kim

Ko A-sung

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