The Concubine (2012)
Overview
Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $16,465,764.00 |
| Original Language | ko |
| Popularity | 35.803 |
Directed By
Kim Dae-seung
Crew
Kang Dae-hui
Kim Won-jin
Yun Mi-ra
Park Seong-il
Kim Dae-seung
Kim Dae-seung
Kim Mee-jeung
Lee Tae-gyu
Han Dae-ryong
Cho Keun-hyun
Cho Sang-kyung
Cho Young-wuk
Park Gwan-yeol
Jang Young-hwan
Hwang Ki-suk
Hwang Hyun-gyu
You Cheong
Kim Jeong-ja
Park Yeong-su
Hwang Yoon-jung
Hwang Yoon-jung
Kim Soo-mi
Jung Chang-hyun
TOP CAST
Cho Yeo-jeong
Hwa-yeon
Kim Dong-wook
Grand Prince Seong-Won
Kim Min-jun
Kwon-yoo / Choong-young
Park Ji-young
King's Mother
Cho Eun-ji
Geum-ok
Lee Kyung-young
Chief Eunuch
Ahn Suk-hwan
Hwa-yeon's Father
Park Cheol-min
Medicinal Eunuch
Oh Ji-hye
Lady Park
Hong Kyeong-yeon
Court Lady Kim
Hong Yeo-Jin
Court Lady in Suragan
Oh Hyeon-kyeong
Yoon Gi-hoon
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