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The Drug King
The Drug King

The Drug King

He who was a criminal and a patriot.

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CrimeActionDrama

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Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

139 mins

Rating

6.32/10

Release Date

19 December 2018

Country

South Korea

Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Lee Doo-sam

Cho Jung-seok

Cho Jung-seok

Kim In-goo

Bae Doona

Bae Doona

Kim Jeong-ah

Kim So-jin

Kim So-jin

Seong Sook-kyeong

Kim Dae-myung

Kim Dae-myung

Lee Doo-hwan

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Seo Sang-hoon

Lee Hee-jun

Lee Hee-jun

Choi Jin-pil

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Seong-gang

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Kim Soon-pyeong

Song Young-chang

Song Young-chang

UN Ambassador

Kim Hae-gon

Kim Hae-gon

Baek Woon-chang

Lee Jung-ok

Lee Jung-ok

Yoon Kang-sik

Park Ji-hwan

Park Ji-hwan

Wang Moon-ho

Lee Bong-ryeon

Lee Bong-ryeon

Lee Doo-sook

Choi Deok-moon

Choi Deok-moon

President Goo

Lee Seo-hwan

Lee Seo-hwan

Warble Fly

Choi Gwi-hwa

Choi Gwi-hwa

Head of Department Ham

You Chea-myung

You Chea-myung

Chief Kim

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Security Chief

Keijiro Matsushima

Keijiro Matsushima

Hideki

Kim Jun-han

Kim Jun-han

Jang Woo-hyeong

Lee Ho-cheol

Lee Ho-cheol

Hippo

Heo Ga-yoon

Heo Ga-yoon

Jong Sun-i

Park Kyung-hye

Park Kyung-hye

Lee Kyeong-ja

Kim Hong-pa

Kim Hong-pa

Professor Baek

Lee El

Lee El

Young Partner

Ji Eun-seo

Ji Eun-seo

Boat Party Girl

Park Chung-hee

Park Chung-hee

Self (archive footage)

Kim Dae-jung

Kim Dae-jung

Self (archive footage)

Kim Seung-bee

Kim Seung-bee

Bank Clerk

Kim Joong-hee

Kim Joong-hee

Japanese Detective

Cho Yu-ha

Cho Yu-ha

Piano Lesson Girl

Lee Seung-jin

Lee Seung-jin

Enforcement Officer

Kim Ji-eun

Kim Ji-eun

Jin-pil's Wife

Na Kwang-hoon

Na Kwang-hoon

Seo Soo-gon

Kang Deok-joong

Kang Deok-joong

Police Officer

Kim Sung-gon

Kim Sung-gon

Prisoner

Choi Kwang-je

Choi Kwang-je

Jong Sun-i's Husband

Yoon Young-kyun

Yoon Young-kyun

Seo Soo-hoon's Subordinate

Jang Jun-hyeon

Jang Jun-hyeon

Lee Jin-ho

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