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General's Son

General's Son

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General's Son

1990

1h 48m

5.8(19 votes)

Action

Crime

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Creative team

Directed by: Im Kwon-taek
Produced by: Lee Tae-won

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