Lee Seong-gye King Taejo | |
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Directed by | Choe In-hyeon |
Produced by | Kwak Jeong-hwan |
Written by | Choi Keum-dong Lee Jeong-seon Na So-yun Yu Il-su Jang Cheon-ho |
Starring | Shin Young-kyun Kim Ji-mee |
Music by | Jeong Yoon-joo |
Cinematography | Lyou Jae-hyoung |
Editing by | Kim Hee-su |
Release date(s) | June 24, 1965 |
Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Lee Seong-gye King Taejo (Hangul: 태조 이성계; RR: Taejo Lee Seonggye) is 1965 South Korean film is based on King Tae-jo.
Lee Seong-gye is an ordinary man, the second son of Lee Ja-chun, who passes a state military examination in his early age and becomes a general who defeats his enemies and become Chief. Seong-rye takes power against King Gongyang who is responsible for the death of his father and older brother. He leads his army and defeats Gongyang's soldiers. Seong-gye becomes King and is renamed as Taejo of Joseon.