''Diary of King Yeonsan'' () is a 1988 South Korean film directed by
Im Kwon-taek
Im Kwon-taek (born December 8, 1934) is one of South Korea's most renowned film directors. In an active and prolific career, his films have won many domestic and international film festival awards as well as considerable box-office success, and h ...
. It was chosen as Best Film at the
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
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Premise
A historical drama on the life of Yeonsangun of Joseon
Yeonsangun of Joseon or Prince Yeonsan of Joseon (23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506), personal name Yi Yung (Korean: 이융; Hanja: 李㦕), was the tenth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's ...
, who was the subject of director Shin Sang-ok
Shin Sang-ok ( ko, 신상옥; born Shin Tae-seo; October 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits to his name. His best-known films were made in the 1950s and 60s, many of them ...
's award-winning '' Prince Yeonsan'' (1961).
Cast
*Yu In-chon
Yu In-chon (born March 20, 1951) is a South Korean actor and a former Minister of Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Yu In-chon was born in the city of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea in 1951. He graduated with the bachelor degree in the ...
as Prince Yeonsan / King Yeonsan
*Kim Jin-ah as Royal Consort Jang Nok-soo
*Kwon Jae-hee as Deposed Queen Shin
Queen Jeinwondeok (제인원덕왕비, 齊仁元德王妃; 15 December 1476 – 16 May 1537), of the Geochang Sin clan, was the wife and queen consort of Yi Yung, King Yeonsan, the 10th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1494 u ...
*Kim In-moon as Kim Ja-won
*Ma Hung-sik
*Kim Young-ae
Kim Young-ae (; 21 April 1951 – 9 April 2017) was a South Korean actress.
Career
Kim Young-ae began her acting career when she joined MBC's 3rd Open Recruitment in 1971. She made her acting debut in the TV police procedural ''Chief Inspe ...
as Princess Consort Seungpyeong / Deposed Queen Yoon
*Yoon Yang-ha as King Seongjong
*Han Eun-jin as Dowager Queen Insu
* Ban Hyo-jung as Queen Jeonghyeon
Queen Jeonghyeon (정현왕후 윤씨) (21 July 1462 – 13 September 1530), of the Papyeong Yun clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and third queen consort of Yi Hyeol, King Seongjong and the mother of Yi Yeok, King Jungjong. She w ...
*Kang Kye-shik
*Kim Gil-ho
*Na Han-il as Shin Soo-geun
*Kim Woon-ja
*Lee Ye-min
*Lee Do-ryeon
*Lee Seok-gu
*Choi-jun
*Oh Hee-chan
*Hwang-gun
*Jang Jung-gook
*Lee Gyung-yung as King Jungjong
*Choi Sung-gwan
*Yoon Il-joo
*Lee Gi-yung
*Oh Do-gyoo
*Im Saeng-chool
*Park Eun-ho
*Kim Jung-suk
*Kim Dae-hee
*Kim Yong-joon
*Kim Ha-gyoon
*Moon Hyun-hak
*Lee Min-soo
*Lee Seung-ho
*Choi Doo-han
*Oh Yung-hwa
*Yoo Myung-soon
*Kwak Eun-gyung
*Kim Ji-yung
*Jun-sook
*Suk In-soo
*Kim Ae-ra
*Park Ye-sook
*Joo Hee-ah
*Moon Jung-hee
*Im Hee-soo
*Yeo Won-sun
*Hong Won-sun
References
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1987 films
1980s historical drama films
South Korean historical drama films
South Korean biographical drama films
Films set in the 15th century
Films set in the Joseon dynasty
Films set in Seoul
Films directed by Im Kwon-taek
Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners
1980s Korean-language films
1980s biographical drama films
1987 drama films
1988 drama films
1988 films
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