For the Emperor

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For the Emperor
For the Emperor-poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by
StarringLee Min-ki
Park Sung-woong
Music byDalpalan
Production
company
Opus Pictures
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
United Pictures
Release date
  • June 12, 2014 (2014-06-12)
Running time
104 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

For the Emperor (Korean: 황제를 위하여; RR: Hwangjereul Wihayeo) is a 2014 South Korean neo-noir erotic action film directed by , starring Lee Min-ki and Park Sung-woong.[1][2][3][4]

Plot[]

Promising baseball player Lee Hwan was kicked out of his league and lost everything after being implicated in a match fixing scandal. While waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback, the disgraced pro gets recruited into working for Emperor Capital, the biggest private loan company in Busan. Its loan shark boss, Jeong Sang-ha leads his organized crime mob with a combination of authority, loyalty and cold-bloodedness. Sang-ha takes the naïve young man under his wing, and fascinated by money and power, Hwan soon finds himself climbing the ranks at Emperor Capital. Hwan and Sang-ha successfully take control of all Busan gangs, collecting money through gambling and lending, and killing hundreds of people in the process. Hwan also falls under the charms of a bar owner, Cha Yeon-soo. But when Yeon-soo suddenly vanishes, Hwan suspects that Sang-ha had something to do with her disappearance, and begins to face off against his mentor in a cutthroat, winner-takes-all rivalry.

Cast[]

  • Lee Min-ki as Lee Hwan
  • Park Sung-woong as Jeong Sang-ha
  • Lee Tae-im as Cha Yeon-soo
  • Kim Jong-gu as Han-deuk
  • Jeong Heung-chae as Straw cutter
  • Lee Jae-won as Kyeong-soo
  • Lee Yoo-joon
  • Han Jae-young

References[]

  1. ^ "Lee Min-ki Cast in Action Film Noir". TenAsia. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. ^ Conran, Pierce (11 December 2013). "LEE Min-ki Headlines NEW Action Noir". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. ^ Song, Soon-jin (20 May 2014). "LEE Min-ki Tackles the Noir Genre: FOR THE EMPEROR Press Conference Held". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  4. ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (12 June 2014). "For the Emperor: Vanity of wealth, power". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-18.

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