For the Emperor

For the Emperor

2014 · 104 min · KO · 6.1 (42 votes)
Dir. Park Sang-joon · Starring Lee Min-ki, Park Sung-woong, Lee Tae-im, Kim Jong-goo, Jung Heung-Chae, Lee Jae-won · Music Dalpalan
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Yi-Hwan is a former professional baseball player. He was involved in fixing games and lost everything. Gang boss Sang-Ha runs a money lending business and a gambling location. He makes Yi-Hwan work for him. Meanwhile, Yi-Hwan falls for bar owner Yeon-Soo.

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A relentless descent into the criminal underworld. This film is a brutal, fast-paced dive into ambition and the corrosive nature of greed, set against a backdrop of urban decay and escalating violence.

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