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I Am The King

2012

120 minutes

HistoryComedyDrama

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Ju Ji-hoon headshot

Ju Ji-hoon

Grand Prince Choong-nyung / Deok-chil

Baek Yoon-sik headshot

Baek Yoon-sik

Hwang Hee

Byun Hee-bong headshot

Byun Hee-bong

Shin Ik-yeok

Park Young-kyu headshot

Park Young-kyu

King Taejong

Im Won-hee headshot

Im Won-hee

Hae-goo

Kim Soo-ro headshot

Kim Soo-ro

Warrior Hwang-goo

Lee Hanee headshot

Lee Hanee

Soo-yeon

Baek Do-bin headshot

Baek Do-bin

Prince Yangnyeong

Lee Mi-do headshot

Lee Mi-do

Crowned Princess

Kim So-hyun headshot

Kim So-hyun

Sol-bi

Lim Hyung-jun headshot

Lim Hyung-jun

Jang Young-sil

Yoon Kyung-ho headshot

Yoon Kyung-ho

Geun-bae

Park Kyung-man headshot

Park Kyung-man

Uigeumbu ascetic

Han Yeo-wool headshot

Han Yeo-wool

Tribute young woman

Lee Dong-jin headshot

Lee Dong-jin

Warehouse Servant

Woo Mi-hwa headshot

Woo Mi-hwa

Sol-bi's mother