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A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
- Awards
- 25 wins & 16 nominations
Jeon Bae-soo
- Hyeong-pan - Minister of Justice
- (as Bae-Su Jeon)
Lee Bong-ryun
- Royal Kitchen Court Lady 1
- (as Bong-ryeon Lee)
Moon Chang-gil
- Prime Minister
- (as Chang-Kil Moon)
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- TriviaThe idea for Masquerade developed from the true story of missing records totalling 15 days from the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. Knowing that the king was kind, but paranoid, the staff constructed this idea as something that could have happened during that undocumented time.
- ConnectionsRemade as The Crowned Clown (2019)
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Well this movie is not meant to be hidden! I know enough history to recognize that the two faces of the ancient god Ianós have no relevance to bad or good or prince Gwanghae or the dual role of Byung-hun Lee.But the acting of the latest is surely godlike.
Byung-hun Lee plays the part of Gwanghaegun the fifteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty and this movie is a work of fiction created around a quote that I love , "Do not put on record what is meant to be hidden".
The plot of the movie is the following.The king, afraid of his life during rumors of assassination attempts, searches for a man that looks like him and can replace him as long as the danger for his life remains.
What follows is a masterpiece.Great actors,great direction and great costumes create a drama worth anyone's time.
Do not miss it.
Byung-hun Lee plays the part of Gwanghaegun the fifteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty and this movie is a work of fiction created around a quote that I love , "Do not put on record what is meant to be hidden".
The plot of the movie is the following.The king, afraid of his life during rumors of assassination attempts, searches for a man that looks like him and can replace him as long as the danger for his life remains.
What follows is a masterpiece.Great actors,great direction and great costumes create a drama worth anyone's time.
Do not miss it.
- leviathantv
- Oct 12, 2013
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- Also known as
- I Am the King of Joseon
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $922,921
- Gross worldwide
- $94,268,432
- Runtime2 hours 11 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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