General's Son

15
1h 48m
1990
5.667 /10 (18)

Overview

In Japanese-occupied South Korea, a young man, newly-released from prison, is accepted into a gang for his fighting skills and quickly rises to the top. Based on the life of South Korean mobster and politician Kim Du-han.

Country : South Korea
Languages : 日本語, 한국어/조선말
Released Date: 1990-06-09

Top Billed Cast

Park Sang-min

Kim Du-han

Shin Hyun-jun

Hayashi

Lee Il-jae

Kim Dong-hoe

Bang Eun-hee

Hwa-ja

Kim Hyeong-il

New bandit, Um Dong-uk

Kim Seung-woo

Twin Blade

Min Eung-sik

Kim Gi-hwan

Jung Doo-hong

Kim Hae-gon

King Devil

Hwang Jung-min

Umigwan manager

Son Ho-gyun

Nituryu Musashi

Yang Taek-jo

Park Yeong-cheol

Mangchi

Joo Sang-ho

Detective Kunimoto

Kim Hak-seong

Fighter

Kim Yeong-Mo

Fighter

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