Long Live the King

Long Live the King

An accident overturned one man’s world, and now he overturns a corrupt world!

2019 · 118 min · ★ 6.5 · Action, Crime, Comedy

Jang Se-chool is the boss of a gang. He has been in love with Kang So-hyun for the past 3 years, even though she constantly rejects him and tries to push him away. Having had enough, she tells him that she can't be with him because she wants to be the first lady of Korea.

Directed by Kang Yun-sung · Written by Ryu Kyoung-sun

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Kim Rae-won Jang Se-chool
Won Jin-ah Kang So-hyeon
Jin Sun-kyu Cho Gwang-chun
Choi Gwi-hwa Choi Man-soo
Choi Mu-sung Hwang Bo-yoon
Ju Jin-mo So-pal
Im Hyung-jun Han Man-sub
Choi Jae-hwan Ho-tae
Cha Yeob Geun-bae
Don Lee Gwangju Brown bear
Yoon Kye-sang Policeman
Jung Won-joong Party Leader

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