The Drug King

The Drug King

139 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Dec. 19, 2018

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.

The Drug King

139 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Dec. 19, 2018

The Drug King
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Showbox, Hive Media Corp
Original title 마약왕
Directors Woo Min-ho
Writers Lee Ji-min, Woo Min-ho

Cast

Song Kang-ho

as Lee Doo-sam

Cho Jung-seok

as Kim In-goo

Bae Doona

as Kim Jeong-ah

Kim So-jin

as Seong Sook-kyeong

Kim Dae-myung

as Lee Doo-hwan

Lee Sung-min

as Seo Sang-hoon

Lee Hee-jun

as Choi Jin-pil

Jo Woo-jin

as Jo Seong-gang

Yoon Je-moon

as Kim Soon-pyeong

Song Young-chang

as UN Ambassador

Kim Hae-gon

as Baek Woon-chang

Lee Joong-ok

as Yoon Kang-sik

Park Ji-hwan

as Wang Moon-ho

Lee Bong-ryeon

as Lee Doo-sook

Choi Deok-moon

as President Goo

Lee Seo-hwan

as Warble Fly

Choi Gwi-hwa

as Head of Department Ham

You Chea-myung

as Chief Kim

Kim Jong-soo

as Security Chief

Keijiro Matsushima

as Hideki

Kim Jun-han

as Jang Woo-hyeong

Lee Ho-chul

as 'Hippo'

Heo Ga-yoon

as Jong Sun-i

Park Kyung-hye

as Lee Kyeong-ja

김홍파

as Professor Baek

Lee El

as Young Partner

Ji Eun-seo

as Boat party girl

Park Chung-hee

as Self (archive footage)

Kim Dae-jung

as Self (archive footage)

Kim Seung-bee

as Bank clerk

Jo Seo-yeon

as Piano lesson girl

Lee Seung-jin

as Enforcement officer

Kim Ji-eun

as Jin-pil's wife

Na Kwang-hoon

as Seo Soo-gon

Kang Deok-joong

as Police

Kim Sung-gon

as Prisoner