| The Drug King | |
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| Hangul | 마약왕 |
| Hanja | 麻藥王 |
| Revised Romanization | Mayakwang |
| Directed by | Woo Min-ho |
| Written by | Woo Min-ho |
| Produced by | Kim Jin-woo |
| Starring | Song Kang-ho Jo Jung-suk Bae Doona |
| Cinematography | Go Nak-seon |
Production company | Hive Media Corp. |
| Distributed by | Showbox (South Korea) Netflix (worldwide) |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes[1] |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean/Japanese |
| Budget | ₩15 billion[2] (US$13.4 million) |
| Box office | US$14.5 million[3] |
The Drug King (Korean: 마약왕; Hanja: 麻藥王; RR: Mayakwang) is a 2018 South Korean crime drama film written and directed by Woo Min-ho.[4][5][6] It stars Song Kang-ho as Lee Doo-sam, an ordinary small-time narcotics dealer who becomes an infamous drug lord in Korea during the 1970s. The film also features Jo Jung-suk as a prosecutor from Seoul who is intent on taking Lee down and Bae Doona as a lobbyist who guides Lee into the upper levels of drug dealing. Other cast members include Kim Dae-myung, Kim So-jin, Lee Hee-joon, Jo Woo-jin and Yoon Je-moon.[7][8] The film was released on December 19, 2018.[9][10][11][12]
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- ^ "'Drug King' to bring out gritty side of Song Kang-ho". The Korea Herald. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Song Kang-Ho channels 'Scarface' in 'The Drug King' Trailer". cityonfire.com. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ Kil, Sonia (12 October 2017). "'Inside Men' Director Woo Wraps Busan-Set Thriller 'Drug King'". variety.com.