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The Foul King is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Kim Jee-woon released in USA on 24 march 2001 with Song Kang-ho

The Foul King (2000)

반칙왕

The Foul King
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Released in USA 24 march 2001
Length 1h52
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Rating68% 3.445693.445693.445693.445693.44569

The Foul King (Hangul: 반칙왕; 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.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Song Kang-ho

(Lim Dae-ho)Jang Jin-young

(Jang Min-young)Kim Su-ro

(Yoo Be-ho)Park Sang-myun

(Tae Baek-san)Jung Woong-in

(Choi Du-sik)
And :
Jang Hang-sun
Shin Goo
Jeong Doo-hong
Lee Won-jong
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