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The Drug King

The Drug King

He who was a criminal and a patriot.

2018•2h 19m•6.3/10
CrimeActionDrama

Ratings

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6.3/10(157)

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

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Production

Hive Media Corp, Showbox

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Lee Doo-sam

Cho Jung-seok

Cho Jung-seok

Kim In-goo

Bae Doona

Bae Doona

Kim Jeong-ah

Kim So-jin

Kim So-jin

Seong Sook-kyeong

Kim Dae-myung

Kim Dae-myung

Lee Doo-hwan

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Seo Sang-hoon

Lee Hee-jun

Lee Hee-jun

Choi Jin-pil

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Seong-gang

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Kim Soon-pyeong

Song Young-chang

Song Young-chang

UN Ambassador

Kim Hae-gon

Kim Hae-gon

Baek Woon-chang

Lee Jung-ok

Lee Jung-ok

Yoon Kang-sik

Park Ji-hwan

Park Ji-hwan

Wang Moon-ho

Lee Bong-ryeon

Lee Bong-ryeon

Lee Doo-sook

Choi Deok-moon

Choi Deok-moon

President Goo

Lee Seo-hwan

Lee Seo-hwan

Warble Fly

Choi Gwi-hwa

Choi Gwi-hwa

Head of Department Ham

You Chea-myung

You Chea-myung

Chief Kim

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Security Chief

Keijiro Matsushima

Hideki

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