Long Live the King

"An accident overturned one man’s world, and now he overturns a corrupt world!"

2019 1h 58m KO

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 28

ActionCrimeComedy

Synopsis

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Jang Se-chool is the boss of a gang. He has been in love with Kang So-hyun for the past 3 years, even though she constantly rejects him and tries to push him away. Having had enough, she tells him that she can't be with him because she wants to be the first lady of Korea.

“An accident overturned one man’s world, and now he overturns a corrupt world!”

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Cast

Kim Rae-won
Jang Se-chool
Won Jin-ah
Kang So-hyeon
Jin Sun-kyu
Cho Gwang-chun
Choi Gwi-hwa
Choi Man-soo
Choi Mu-sung
Hwang Bo-yoon
Ju Jin-mo
So-pal
Im Hyung-jun
Han Man-sub
Choi Jae-hwan
Ho-tae

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kang Yun-sung
Writers: Ryu Kyoung-sun, Ryu Kyoung-sun, Lim Gyu-bin
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kang Yun-sung, shot by Kim Tae-soo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mowg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Heo Sun-mi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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AWARDS

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Kim Rae-won and Won Jin-ah and Jin Sun-kyu carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An accident overturned one man’s world, and now he overturns a corrupt world!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10446722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kang Yun-sung directs. Kim Tae-soo behind the camera. Mowg scores. Heo Sun-mi cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Kang Yun-sung, shot by Kim Tae-soo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Mowg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Heo Sun-mi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim Rae-won and Won Jin-ah and Jin Sun-kyu carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "An accident overturned one man’s world, and now he overturns a corrupt world!".
7IMDB entry: tt10446722 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.