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The Foul King

The Foul King

In the ring, I'm the king.

2000 · 112 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy, Drama

Dae-ho is a timid, unproductive, constantly harassed bank clerk. He starts secretly wrestling and adopts the persona of the cheating villain wrestler "The Foul King". He starts to stand up for himself but things soon start to get out of hand.

Directed by Kim Jee-woon · Written by Kim Dae-woo

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