- The Treacherous
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by Pierce Conran, June Kim /
05.07.2015
DIRECTOR MIN Kyu-dong
CAST JU Ji-hoon, KIM Gang-woo, LIM Ji-yeon
RELEASE DATE May, 2015
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Yeonsan-gun, the 10th king of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, was known to be a tyrant and also a sex addict. The Treacherous is based on the true story of the historic figure Yeonsan-gun and his treacherous retainer, Soong-jae, who controlled the king under his fingers. Soong-jae gathers 10,000 women to become the king’s court ladies. Among them is Dan-hee, who vows to take revenge on the King for her family. Playing the King Yeonsan-gun is KIM Gang-woo, who last starred in Tabloid Truth (2013) and Cart . In the role of Soong-jae, the treacherous subject, is JU Ji-hoon. JU recently was praised for his performance in Confession . LIM Ji-yeon of Obsessed is still a new face on the silver screen, and she stars as Dan-hee. Director MIN Kyu-dong, who previously worked with JU through Antique in 2008, directed this film. His most well received work is All About My Wife (2012). This is MIN’s first period film.