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General's Son

General's Son

19905.71h 48m

Overview

In Japanese-occupied South Korea, a young man, newly-released from prison, is accepted into a gang for his fighting skills and quickly rises to the top. Based on the life of South Korean mobster and politician Kim Du-han.

Directed by Im Kwon-taek
Written by Yoon Sam-yook, Hong Seong-yu, Kim Yong-ok
Produced by Lee Tae-won
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Top Cast

Park Sang-min

Park Sang-min

Kim Du-han

Shin Hyun-jun

Shin Hyun-jun

Hayashi

Lee Il-jae

Lee Il-jae

Kim Dong-hoe

Bang Eun-hee

Bang Eun-hee

Hwa-ja

Kim Hyeong-il

Kim Hyeong-il

New bandit, Um Dong-uk

Kim Seung-woo

Kim Seung-woo

Twin Blade

Min Eung-sik

Min Eung-sik

Kim Gi-hwan

Jung Doo-hong

Jung Doo-hong

Kim Hae-gon

Kim Hae-gon

King Devil

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Umigwan manager

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Themes & Keywords

japanese occupation of koreaseoul, south korea

About General's Son

General's Son is a action, crime film released in 1990 exploring themes of japanese occupation of korea, seoul, south korea. Directed by Im Kwon-taek, it stars Park Sang-min, Shin Hyun-jun, Lee Il-jae. In Japanese-occupied South Korea, a young man, newly-released from prison, is accepted into a gang for his fighting skills and quickly rises to the top. Based on the life of South Korean mobster and politician Kim Du-han.

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