I Am the King
“South Korean film inspired by The Prince and the Pauper set in the Joseon Dynasty.”
2012•PG12•2h 0m•6.1•Released
HistoryComedyDrama
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.
Director
Jang Kyu-sung
Writer
Hwang Sung-goo
Languages
Korean
Studio
Lotte Entertainment
Cast
Ju Ji-hoon
Grand Prince Choong-nyung / Deok-chil
Baek Yoon-sik
Hwang Hee
Byun Hee-bong
Shin Ik-yeok
Park Young-kyu
King Taejong
Im Won-hee
Hae-goo
Kim Soo-ro
Warrior Hwang-goo
Lee Hanee
Soo-yeon
Baek Do-bin
Prince Yangnyeong
Lee Mi-do
Crowned Princess
Kim So-hyun
Sol-bi
Lim Hyung-jun
Jang Young-sil
Yoon Kyung-ho
Geun-bae
Park Kyung-man
Uigeumbu ascetic
Han Yeo-wool
Tribute young woman
Lee Dong-jin
Warehouse Servant
Production
Company
Lotte Entertainment
Company
Daisy Entertainment
Producer
Choi Yun-jin
Producer
William Kim
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