Name: The King's Letters
Genre: Historical, Costume & Period
Released: 2019-07-24
Rating: 9.3
Cast: Song Kang Ho, Park Hae Il, Jeon Mi Sun, Kim Jun Han, Geum Sae Rok

Song Kang Ho is one of South Korea’s most popular leading actors. Born on January 17, 1967, Song made his acting debut in the 1991 stage production of “Dongseung.” He resisted acting in films until finally agreeing to do “The Day a Pig Fell Into the Well” in 1996. His role a year later in the 1997 film “No. 3” garnered him the Best New Actor award at the 35th Grand Bell Awards and Best Supporting Actor at the 18th Blue Dragon Film Awards. He continued to rack up numerous Best Actor Awards for his roles in “Joint Security Area” (2000), “Memories of Murder” (2003), “The Host” (2006), “The Show Must Go On” (2007), “Secret Sunshine” (2007), “Thirst” (2009) and “Howling” (2012). Song is considered by some to be one of the best character actors in Korea.

Song Kang Ho

Park Hae Il is a South Korean actor born in Seoul, South Korea, on January 26, 1977. He began studying English at Namseoul University but eventually left to pursue a career in acting instead. He appeared in a number of stage plays, including a production of “Ode to Youth” in 2000, for which he won the Best New Actor prize at the Baeksang Arts Awards. The following year, he made his big-screen debut in “Waikiki Brothers.” He then went on to appear in the 2003 movie “Jealosy Is My Middle Name,” for which he won a number of Best New Actor awards. He has since gone on to appear in a number of hit movie titles, including “My Mother, the Mermaid” (2004), “The Host” (2006), and “A Muse” (2012). More recently, he has appeared in “Ode to the Goose” (2018), “High Society” (2018), and “The King’s Letters” (2019).

Park Hae Il

Jeon Mi Sun is a South Korean actress. Born on December 7, 1970, she made her acting debut in 1986 and is best known for her award-winning supporting roles in films and television. Some of her recent roles include the films “Hide and Seek” (2013) and “My Last Love” (2017) and the television dramas “Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Five Fingers” (2012), “Six Flying Dragons” (2015) and “Witch at Court” (2017). Jeon Mi Sun is married to cinematographer Park Sang Hoon.

Jeon Mi Sun

Kim Jun Han is a South Korean actor and director born on March 29, 1983. He made his debut in 2013, appearing in the movie “Navigation” alongside Hwang Bo Ra. He made his directorial debut in 2015, co-directing the short film “Frog.” He was handed the Best Actor Award at the Jeonbuk Independent Film Festival in 2016 and made his TV drama acting debut in “Prison Playbook” (2017). He has also appeared in recent hit movie titles, such as “The Battleship Island” (2017), “Beasts Clawing at Straws” (2018), and “The King’s Letters” (2019).

Kim Jun Han

Geum Sae Rok is a South Korean actress. She was born on September 6, 1992 and made her debut in the entertainment world in 2015. Since debut, she has appeared in various films and television dramas, including “Assassination” (2015), “Marry Me Now” (2018), “The Fiery Priest” (2019), and “Mr. Temporary”.

Geum Sae Rok

Yoon Jeong Il is a South Korean actor and director born on February 27, 1991. He made his debut in the movie “DongJu: Portrait of a Poet” in 2015 and followed up with a role in “The Boys Who Cried Wolf” (2015). He made his small-screen debut in 2016, appearing in the drama series “Momin’s Room,” going on to appear in the series “The Strongest Delivery Man” (2017). More recently, he has appeared in the period drama movie “The King’s Letters” (2019).

Yoon Jeong Il

Nam Moon Chul is a South Korean actor who was born on March 20, 1971. He first made a name for himself with a role in the 2007 drama series “Conspiracy in the Court,” following up with his movie bow in “Missing” (2009). He has since appeared in a wide range of film and drama titles, including the movie “The King’s Letters” in 2019 and the series “Live” (2018).

Nam Moon Chul

Cha Rae Hyung is a South Korean actor. He was born on June 16, 1984 and made his acting debut in 2007. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and television dramas, including “Queen of Mystery” (2017), “Room No. 9” (2018), “Soul Driver” (2018), and “My Fellow Citizens!” (2019.

Cha Rae Hyung

It is the 15th century. In the kingdom of Joseon, the vast majority of the population is illiterate, and the few people who do know how to read and write must make use of Chinese characters – a writing technique that is notoriously difficult to master.
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The aging King Sejong the Great (Song Kang Ho), dreams of sparking an intellectual revolution in his country. His plan is to develop a script so straightforward and easy to read that even peasants could learn to read it.

Spurred on by the quick-witted Queen Sohun (Jeon Mi Sun), Sejong embarks on an ambitious quest to realize his dream – and help his country move out of China’s shadow, with a move he says “would take China 1,000 years to achieve.”
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But Sejong is dismayed to find that his royal court and noble advisors are short of ideas on how best to create the script.
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In his desperation, he turns to a group of low-born Buddhist monks led by Shin Mi (Park Hae Il) for help. Shin Mi and his monastic brothers guard the secrets of the Tripitaka Koreana, a massive library of 81,258 wooden printing blocks produced in the 13th century.
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Shin Mi’s calligraphy and language skills are second to none, while the king’s drive to complete the project is unswerving. But many obstacles stand between them and what seems at times like an impossible dream.
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Can King Sejong and his unlikely cohort of pious linguists help create a script that will ultimately become Hangeul, the modern Korean alphabet?
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The movie was based on real-life events, and all three of its main characters were historical figures from Korea’s past.
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“The King’s Letters” is a 2019 South Korean movie directed by Cho Chul Hyun.

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