The Drug King
“He who was a criminal and a patriot.”
2018•19•2h 19m•6.3•Released
CrimeActionDrama
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.
Director
Woo Min-ho
Writer
Woo Min-ho, Lee Ji-min
Languages
English, Korean, Portuguese
Studio
Hive Media Corp
Cast
Song Kang-ho
Lee Doo-sam
Cho Jung-seok
Kim In-goo
Bae Doona
Kim Jeong-ah
Kim So-jin
Seong Sook-kyeong
Kim Dae-myung
Lee Doo-hwan
Lee Sung-min
Seo Sang-hoon
Lee Hee-jun
Choi Jin-pil
Jo Woo-jin
Jo Seong-gang
Yoon Je-moon
Kim Soon-pyeong
Song Young-chang
UN Ambassador
Kim Hae-gon
Baek Woon-chang
Lee Jung-ok
Yoon Kang-sik
Park Ji-hwan
Wang Moon-ho
Lee Bong-ryeon
Lee Doo-sook
Choi Deok-moon
President Goo
Production
Company
Hive Media Corp
Company
Showbox
Producer
Kim Jin-woo
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