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For the Emperor

For the Emperor

Only the strong becomes the emperor.

20145.71h 44m

Overview

A former professional baseball player becomes entangled in loan-sharking and mob connections after a fixing scandal ejects him from his sport. When his girlfriend vanishes he is forced to confront his mentor and enter a deadly battle.

Directed by Park Sang-joon
Written by Lee Yong-soo
Box Office0Revenue: $3.9M

Top Cast

Lee Min-ki

Lee Min-ki

Lee Hwan

Park Sung-woong

Park Sung-woong

Jung Sang-ha

Lee Tae-im

Lee Tae-im

Cha Yeon-soo

Kim Jong-goo

Kim Jong-goo

Han-deuk

Jung Heung-Chae

Jung Heung-Chae

Jak-doo

Lee Jae-won

Lee Jae-won

Kyung-soo

Park Jin-woo

Park Jin-woo

Prosecutor

Han Jae-yeong

Han Jae-yeong

Tae-moo

Lee Yoo-jun

Lee Yoo-jun

Sang-ha's Subordinate

You Chea-myung

You Chea-myung

Broker

Themes & Keywords

greedambitionmafiabaseball playerbusan, south korea

About For the Emperor

For the Emperor is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of greed, ambition, mafia, baseball player, busan, south korea. Directed by Park Sang-joon, it stars Lee Min-ki, Park Sung-woong, Lee Tae-im. A former professional baseball player becomes entangled in loan-sharking and mob connections after a fixing scandal ejects him from his sport. When his girlfriend vanishes he is forced to confront his mentor and enter a deadly battle.

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