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General's Son

General's Son

Part of General's Son Trilogy

1990โ€ข1h 48mโ€ข5.7/10
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5.7/10(18)

In Japanese-occupied South Korea, a young man, newly-released from prison, is accepted into a gang for his fighting skills and quickly rises to the top. Based on the life of South Korean mobster and politician Kim Du-han.

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Production

Taehung Pictures

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Park Sang-min

Park Sang-min

Kim Du-han

Shin Hyun-jun

Shin Hyun-jun

Hayashi

Lee Il-jae

Lee Il-jae

Kim Dong-hoe

Bang Eun-hee

Bang Eun-hee

Hwa-ja

Kim Hyeong-il

Kim Hyeong-il

New bandit, Um Dong-uk

Kim Seung-woo

Kim Seung-woo

Twin Blade

Min Eung-sik

Min Eung-sik

Kim Gi-hwan

Jung Doo-hong

Jung Doo-hong

Kim Hae-gon

Kim Hae-gon

King Devil

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Umigwan manager

Son Ho-gyun

Son Ho-gyun

Nituryu Musashi

Yang Taek-jo

Yang Taek-jo

Park Yeong-cheol

Mangchi

Joo Sang-ho

Detective Kunimoto

Kim Hak-seong

Fighter

Kim Yeong-Mo

Fighter

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