Sopyonje / Seopyeonje (1993)
Drama | Music
Despite its falling popularity, a father teaches his two children the Korean musical tradition of Pansori (one singer accompanied by one drummer).
Starring: Myung-gon Kim, Jung-hae Oh, Kyu-chul Kim, Sae-kil Shin, Byeong-kyeong Ahn, Jae-Hyun Cho
Director: Kwon-taek Im
The Admiral: Roaring Currents / Myeong-ryang (2014)
Adventure | Biography | War
At the strait known as 'Roaring Currents', master strategist Admiral Yi and his 12 battleships oppose an enemy fleet of 330, and win an incredible victory.
Starring: Min-sik Choi, Seung-ryong Ryu, Jin-woong Jo, Myung-gon Kim, Ku Jin
Director: Han-min Kim
Masquerade / Gwanghae, Wangyidoen namja (2012)
Drama | History
King Gwanghae (Lee Byung-Hun) has been the King for the past 8 years. He now suspects that someone within the royal court is attempting to poison him. In response, King Gwanghae orders his councilor Heo Gyun (Ryoo Seung-Ryong) to find someone that looks like him to sit in his throne.
Heo Gyun then comes across a clown named Ha-Sun (Lee Byung-Hun), who performs lewd shows in front of drunken noblemen. Ha-Sun indeed strongly resembles King Gwanghae and is even able to imitate the way King Gwanghae speaks. Heo Gyun takes Ha-Sun to the royal palace without giving any explanations. At night, Ha-Sun takes the King's seat, while the King slips away to his mistress's home.
A short time later, King Gwanghae collapses and is taken to a safe house. Meanwhile, Ha-Sun continues his ruse as the King until the King can recover. Slowly, Ha-Sun's own personality comes out and the people in the King's inner court notice the changes. The King appears more humane to those around him and far less volatile. While Ha-Sun's true voice comes out, enemies within the King's inner circle plan their next move.
Starring: Byung-hun Lee, Seung-yong Ryoo, Hyo-ju Han, In-kwon Kim, Gwang Jang, Eun-kyung Shim, Myung-gon Kim
Director: Chang-min Choo
