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For the Emperor is a sud coréen film of genre Drama with Lee Min-Ki
For the Emperor (2014)
Hwangjereul Wihayeo
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Add to a movie listFor 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.
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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.Actors
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