The Foul King (Hangul: ???; RR: Banchikwang) is a 2000 South Korean comedy-drama film, written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It was Kim's second feature-length film after The Quiet Family. Like the director's debut film, The Foul King also stars Song Kang-ho, this time as an incompetent bank clerk who takes up a career in professional wrestling, adopting the moniker "The Foul King" in the ring.
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Hangul | ??? |
Hanja | ??? |
Revised Romanization | Banchikwang |
McCune–Reischauer | Panch‘ikwang |
Directed by | Kim Jee-woon |
Produced by | Lee Mi-yeon |
Written by | Kim Jee-woon |
Starring | Song Kang-ho |
Distributed by | Mirovision |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$1.6 million |
Screenplay
Im Dae-ho (Song Kang-ho) has been a huge fan of professional wrestling since his childhood. In South Korea, a wrestler called Kim Il was a big star in the 1970s, but Dae-ho preferred a cheating fighter called Ultra Tiger Mask. Years later, when his job at a bank isn't going well, Dae-ho decides to try professional wrestling himself.
- Song Kang-ho as Im Dae-ho
- Jang Jin-young as Jang Min-young
- Park Sang-myun as Tae Baek-san
- Kim Su-ro as Yoo Bi-ho
- Jang Hang-sun as Jang Gwan-jang
- Jung Woong-in as Choi Du-sik
- Shin Goo as Im Dae-ho's father