General's Son

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.

Cast

Park Sang-min

as Kim Du-han

Shin Hyun-jun

as Hayashi

Lee Il-jae

as Kim Dong-hoe

Bang Eun-hee

as Hwa-ja

Kim Hyeong-il

as New bandit, Um Dong-uk

Kim Seung-woo

as Twin Blade

Min Eung-sik

as Kim Gi-hwan

Jung Doo-hong

Kim Hae-gon

as King Devil

Hwang Jung-min

as Umigwan manager

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