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The Drug King

The Drug King

He who was a criminal and a patriot.

20186.32h 19m

Overview

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.

Directed by Woo Min-ho
Written by Woo Min-ho, Lee Ji-min
Produced by Kim Jin-woo
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Top Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Lee Doo-sam

Cho Jung-seok

Cho Jung-seok

Kim In-goo

Bae Doona

Bae Doona

Kim Jeong-ah

Kim So-jin

Kim So-jin

Seong Sook-kyeong

Kim Dae-myung

Kim Dae-myung

Lee Doo-hwan

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Seo Sang-hoon

Lee Hee-jun

Lee Hee-jun

Choi Jin-pil

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Seong-gang

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Kim Soon-pyeong

Song Young-chang

Song Young-chang

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Themes & Keywords

drug dealerdrug abusedrug trafficking1970syakuzabased on true storyosaka, japanpolice corruptiondrug lordpolitical corruption1980sbusan, south koreajeweller

About The Drug King

The Drug King is a crime, action, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of drug dealer, drug abuse, drug trafficking, 1970s, yakuza, based on true story. Directed by Woo Min-ho, it stars Song Kang-ho, Cho Jung-seok, Bae Doona. 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.

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