Masquerade

Drama Historical

13+

South Korea

Korean

September 13, 2012

2hr 11min

Status: released

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Masquerade Movie Details:

Hangul	광해: 왕이 된 남자
Hanja	光海: 王이 된 男子
Revised Romanization	Gwanghae: Wang-i Doen Namja
McCune–Reischauer	Kwanghae: Wangi Toen Namja
Country	Korea
Language	Korean
Genre	Historical, Drama
Release date	September 13, 2012
Running time	2hr 11min
Age rating	13+
Starring	Lee Byung-hun Ryu Seung-ryong Han Hyo-joo
Directed by	Choo Chang-min
Written by	Hwang Jo-yoon
Produced by	Im Sang-jin Won Dong-yeon Kim Ho-Sung Mikey Lee
Cinematography by	Lee Tae-yoon
Edited by	Nam Na-yeong
Music by	Mowg Kim Jun-seong
Production Companies	CJ Entertainment Realies Pictures CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics Frontier Works Comic
Distributor	CJ Entertainment

Masquerade Movie Cast & Characters:

Lee Byung-hun as King Gwanghae/Ha-sun
Ryu Seung-ryong as Chief Secretary Heo Gyun
Han Hyo-joo as Queen Consort Yoo
Jang Gwang as Chief Eunuch Jo
Kim In-kwon as Captain Do, the king’s personal bodyguard
Shim Eun-kyung as Sa-wol, a food taster
Park Ji-a as Chief Court Lady Han
Shin Jung-geun as Lee Jung-rang
Kim Myung-gon as Interior Minister Park Chung-seo
Jeon Guk-hyang as Court Lady Jeong
Yang Joon-mo as Kim Joo-seo
Moon Chang-gil as the Left state councillors
Jeon Bae-soo as Hyung-pan
Do Yong-goo as Byung-pan
Yoo Soon-woong as Ho-pan
Lee Yang-hee as Gong-pan
Park Kyung-geun as a musician
Shin Woon-sup as Ye-pan
Kim Jong-goo as Gwanghae’s royal physician
Lee El as Lady Ahn Gae-shi
Lee Joon-hyuk as a Lord
Seo Jin-won as General Overseer Do
Kim Hye-won as Courtesan Pearl

Storyline:

A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.

About Masquerade Movie:

Masquerade (Korean: 광해: 왕이 된 남자) is a South Korean period drama film directed by Choo Chang-min and written by Hwang Jo-yoon. The film stars Lee Byung-hun, Ryu Seung-ryong, Han Hyo-joo, Jang Gwang, Kim In-kwon, and others.

The film was initially set to be directed by Kang Woo-suk and star Jung Jae-young, but Kang left due to creative differences with production firm CJ E&M. In November 2011, Choo Chang-min replaced Kang as director, and Lee Byung-hun joined as the lead actor in his first historical film.

The film was announced in early 2011 and was initially titled I am the King of Joseon. It was shot at the Namyangju Studio Complex in Gyeonggi Province.

Masquerade was released theatrically on September 13, 2012 by CJ Entertainment. With 12.3 million tickets sold, Masquerade is the ninth highest-grossing South Korean film. Also, it swept the 49th Grand Bell Awards, winning in 15 categories, including Best Film, Director, Screenplay, and Actor.