The Drug King (2018)
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.
Director: Woo Min-ho
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Song Kang-ho as Lee Doo-sam |
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Cho Jung-seok as Kim In-goo |
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Bae Doona as Kim Jeong-ah |
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Kim So-jin as Seong Sook-kyeong |
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Kim Dae-myung as Lee Doo-hwan |
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Lee Sung-min as Seo Sang-hoon |
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Lee Hee-jun as Choi Jin-pil |
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Jo Woo-jin as Jo Seong-gang |
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Yoon Je-moon as Kim Soon-pyeong |
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Song Young-chang as UN Ambassador |
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Kim Hae-gon as Baek Woon-chang |
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Lee Jung-ok as Yoon Kang-sik |
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Park Ji-hwan as Wang Moon-ho |
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Lee Bong-ryeon as Lee Doo-sook |
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Choi Deok-moon as President Goo |
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Lee Seo-hwan as Warble Fly |
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Choi Gwi-hwa as Head of Department Ham |
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You Chea-myung as Chief Kim |
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Kim Jong-soo as Security Chief |
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Keijiro Matsushima as Hideki |
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Kim Jun-han as Jang Woo-hyeong |
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Lee Ho-cheol as Hippo |
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Heo Ga-yoon as Jong Sun-i |
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Park Kyung-hye as Lee Kyeong-ja |
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Kim Hong-pa as Professor Baek |
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Lee El as Young Partner |
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Ji Eun-seo as Boat Party Girl |
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Park Chung-hee as Self (archive footage) |
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Kim Dae-jung as Self (archive footage) |
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Kim Seung-bee as Bank Clerk |
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Kim Joong-hee as Japanese Detective |
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Cho Yu-ha as Piano Lesson Girl |
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Lee Seung-jin as Enforcement Officer |
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Kim Ji-eun as Jin-pil's Wife |
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Na Kwang-hoon as Seo Soo-gon |
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Kang Deok-joong as Police Officer |
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Kim Sung-gon as Prisoner |
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Choi Kwang-je as Jong Sun-i's Husband |
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Yoon Young-kyun as Seo Soo-hoon's Subordinate |
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Jang Jun-hyeon as Lee Jin-ho |
| Editing | Park Jin-ho | Digital Intermediate |
| Production | Kim Do-su | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Noh Nam-seok | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Kim Nam-sik | VFX Supervisor |
| Crew | Kwon Gwi-deok | Martial Arts Choreographer |
| Editing | Jeong Hye-gyeong | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Cho Min-ho | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Lee Yong-su | Line Producer |
| Art | Kim Min-hye | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Ho-sik | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Woo Min-ho | Director |
| Writing | Woo Min-ho | Writer |
| Sound | Song Seung-hyun | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Park Jin-hong | Sound Effects Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cho Sang-kyung | Costume Design |
| Writing | Lee Ji-min | Writer |
| Production | Kim Jin-woo | Producer |
| Sound | Cho Young-wuk | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Cho Hwa-sung | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Seo-young | Makeup & Hair |
| Camera | Go Rak-sun | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Kim Sang-bum | Editor |
| Editing | Kim Jae-beom | Editor |
| Camera | Hong Kyung-pyo | Steadicam Operator |
| Sound | Kim Chang-sub | Sound Supervisor |
| Art | Jeong Yi-jin | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hong Dae-sung | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Park Se-seung | Camera Operator |
| Production | William Kim | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kwak Tae-yong | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Lee Seung-bin | Lighting Director |
| Production | Kang Sarah | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kang Kwan-ho | Executive Producer |
| Art | Jeong In-cheol | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Heo Myeong-haeng | Fight Choreographer |
| Production | Seo Yong-seok | Line Producer |
| Crew | Jang Han-seung | Stunts |
| Directing | Kim Jin-seok | Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Lee Sang-hun | Compositing Artist |