For the Emperor (Hangul: 황제를 위하여; RR: Hwangjereul Wihayeo) is a 2014 South Korean action noir film directed by Park Sang-jun, starring Lee Min-ki and Park Sung-woong.
Promising baseball player Lee Hwan was kicked out of his league and lost everything after being implicated in a match fixing scandal. While waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback, the disgraced pro gets recruited into working for Emperor Capital, the biggest private loan company in Busan. Its loan shark boss, Jeong Sang-ha leads his organized crime mob with a combination of authority, loyalty and cold-bloodedness. Sang-ha takes the naïve young man under his wing, and fascinated by money and power, Hwan soon finds himself climbing the ranks at Emperor Capital. Hwan and Sang-ha successfully take control of all Busan gangs, collecting money through gambling and lending, and killing hundreds of people in the process. Hwan also falls under the charms of a bar owner, Cha Yeon-soo. But when Yeon-soo suddenly vanishes, Hwan suspects that Sang-ha had something to do with her disappearance, and begins to face off against his mentor in a cutthroat, winner-takes-all rivalry.
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.
Director : Sang Jun Park
Writers : Yong-soo Lee (screenplay), Seong-Dong Kim (comic book)
Stars :
Min-ki Lee, Sung-woong Park, Tae-im Lee.
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Directed by | Park Sang-jun |
Starring | Lee Min-ki Park Sung-woong |
Music by | Dalparan |
Production
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Opus Pictures
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Distributed by | Next Entertainment World United Pictures |
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Running time
| 104 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
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