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I Am a King

Original title: I Am the King
  • 2012
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
316
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I Am a King (2012)
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What will happen when the slave accidentally become a king and the king accidentally become a slave?What will happen when the slave accidentally become a king and the king accidentally become a slave?What will happen when the slave accidentally become a king and the king accidentally become a slave?

  • Director
    • Kyu-sung Jang
  • Writer
    • Hwang Seong-gu
  • Stars
    • Ju Ji-hoon
    • Baek Yoon-shik
    • Byun Hee-Bong
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    316
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kyu-sung Jang
    • Writer
      • Hwang Seong-gu
    • Stars
      • Ju Ji-hoon
      • Baek Yoon-shik
      • Byun Hee-Bong
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ju Ji-hoon
    Ju Ji-hoon
    • Sejong the Great…
    Baek Yoon-shik
    Baek Yoon-shik
    • Hwang-hui
    Byun Hee-Bong
    Byun Hee-Bong
    • Shin Ik
    Park Yeong-gyu
    Park Yeong-gyu
    • King Taejo
    Im Won-hee
    Im Won-hee
    • Hae-goo
    Lee Hanee
    Lee Hanee
    • Soo-yeon
    Baek Do-bin
    Baek Do-bin
    • Yang-nyeong
    Kim Soo-ro
    • Hwang-goo
    Han Yeo-wool
    • Tribute unmarried single woman
    Kim So-hyun
    Kim So-hyun
    • Sol-bi
    Lee Mi-do
    • The crowned princess
    Lim Hyeong-jun
    Lim Hyeong-jun
    • Jang Young-Sil
    Han Seong-Yong
    • Soldier
    Kwon Hyuk-soo
    • Soo Yeon's father
    Lee Jae-goo
    • Sol-bi's father
    Oh Jin-Ha
    • Tribute unmarried single woman
    Yoon Kyung-ho
    Yoon Kyung-ho
    • Geun-bae
    • Director
      • Kyu-sung Jang
    • Writer
      • Hwang Seong-gu
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    6KineticSeoul

    A decent entertaining and comedic movie from Korea, just not all that memorable

    This is actually a decent retelling of Mark Twain's "The Prince & The Pauper" and it's set in Korea. It's a alright retelling and does have it's moments and entertainment value. But nothing much to make it stick. It just showed up into Korean theaters and disappeared as quickly with hardly any mention of it by the media. A movie called "Masquerade" came out during the same year which has a similar premise going for it and made a hit. Maybe that is because it had Lee Byung-Hun in it who is a top star in Korea. But this movie was a bit of a flop, which is kinda unfortunate because it's actually a decent movie. Nothing spectacular or a movie that will stick around for a long time. But it has decent entertainment and comedic value with some good morals. Personally I enjoyed this movie, it's a fun watch. I didn't think it was all that memorable but I had a good time sitting through it the first time.

    6.8/10

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    • Release date
      • August 8, 2012 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (South Korea)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • I Am the King
    • Production company
      • Daisy Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,441,857
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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