Name: O Advogado
Genre: Histórico, Drama
Released: 2014-02-07
Rating: 9.7
Cast: Song Kang Ho, Kim Young Ae, Oh Dal Soo, Kwak Do Won, Im Siwan

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

Kim Young Ae was an award-winning veteran South Korean actress. Born on April 21, 1951, she launched her career after participating in an open recruitment for one of the major television networks in 1971. After making her acting debut in the 1971 television drama “Chief Inspector,” she enjoyed a prolific career in films and television dramas. Some of her memorable recent roles included “The Moon Embracing the Sun” (2012), “Medical Top Team” (2013), “Liar Game” (2014), “Birth of a Beauty” (2014), “Kill Me, Heal Me” (2015), “Mirror of the Witch” (2016), “Doctors” (2016) and “Laurel Tree Tailors” (2016-2017), as well as the film “Proof of Innocence” (2016). Kim Young Ae passed away on April 9, 2017, at the age of 66 from recurrent pancreatic cancer.

Kim Young Ae

Oh Dal Soo is a South Korean actor. He was born on June 15, 1968 in Daegu, South Korea, and made his debut as an actor in the theater before he moved to film acting in 2002. Since then, he has appeared in numerous films and a handful of television dramas, including “The Attorney” (2013), “Assassination” (2015), and “Memoir of a Murderer” (2017).

Oh Dal Soo

Kwak Do Won is a South Korean actor who was born on May 17, 1974, in Seoul, South Korea. He studied at Gwangnam High School and made his acting debut in a 1999 stage play performance of “King David,” following up with a 2001 performance of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” He made his movie bow in 2003, starring in “If You Were Me,” and has since gone on to appear in film releases such as “A Company Man” (2012) and “Steel Rain” (2017).

Kwak Do Won

Im Siwan, better known by his stage name Siwan, is a South Korean singer and actor. Born on December 1, 1988, he is a member of the nine-member boy band ZE:A, which debuted in 2010. Im Siwan crossed over into acting and received critical acclaim for his roles in the television dramas "Triangle" (2014) and "Incomplete Life (aka Misaeng)" (2014).

Im Siwan

Cha Kwang Soo is a South Korean actor who was born on February 15, 1966. He majored in Drama at Dongguk University, in Seoul, South Korea, and first made a name for himself when he took part in a talent contest organized by broadcaster MBC in 1991. He has appeared in a wide range of movies and drama series titles – including the small-screen hits “Empress Ki” (2014), “Thumping Spike” (2016), and “Find Me in Your Memory” (2020).

Cha Kwang Soo

Song Young Chang is a South Korean actor who was born on April 2, 1958, in Chinhae, South Korea. He made his debut in the 1989 drama series “Senoya,” and followed up with his big-screen bow in the 1990 movie release “My Love, My Bride.” More recently, he has appeared in the drama series “The Lies Within” (2019) and the 2019 movie “Mal. Mo. E – The Secret Mission.”

Song Young Chang

Sim Hee Sub is a South Korean actor. He was born on February 26, 1986 and made his acting debut in 2013. Since then, he has appeared in a number of films and television dramas, including “The Attorney” (2013), “The King of Jokgu” (2014), “The Rebel” (2017), “The Divine Fury” (2019), and “The Snob” (2019).

Sim Hee Sub

Jeana Ho, also known as Ho Pui Yu, is an actress who was born on April 2, 1989, in Beijing, China. She and her family relocated to Hong Kong when she was seven years old. She debuted in 2008, when she appeared in season two of the TV series “Beautiful Cooking.” Her movie credits include “Love Is Blind, Hate Too” and “Detective vs. Sleuths” in 2022, and 2023’s “72 Hour Golden Operation.”

Jeana Ho

In 1978, Song Woo Seok (Song Kang Ho) was tired of dragging himself through his daily routine. Desperate for a change, he left his position as a regional judge and moved to Busan to set up his own private law firm. Ridiculed by other lawyers for having passed his bar exams without any sort of higher education, Woo Seok brushes off the sneers of his peers and dedicates himself solely to his practice. Willing to take on the cases no one else wants to touch, Woo Seok finds a comfortable niche and quickly rises to the top.

Three years later, Woo Seok has made quite a name for himself as a highly successful lawyer. But the smooth sailing of his happy life is soon disrupted by the storms of civil unrest swirling around him. Trying to keep his distance from the turmoil around him, Woo Seok soon finds himself drawn in when an acquaintance of his, Choi Soon Ae (Kim Young Ae), tells him that her son, Park Jin Woo (Im Siwan), has gone missing. Assuring Soon Ae that he’ll look into the matter, Woo Seok is appalled when he finds Jin Woo and his friends have been imprisoned and tortured under charges of sedition.

Determined to stand up for the rights of the oppressed, Woo Seok takes on Jin Woo’s case, but defending him against a repressive government won’t be easy. As Woo Seok takes up the mantle to fight for justice he begins to wonder, can any one man really change the world?

Inspired by real-life events, “The Attorney” is a 2013 courtroom drama film directed by Yang Woo Suk.

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