The Drug King

He who was a criminal and a patriot.

Busan, South Korea, 1970s. Lee Doo-sam is a small-time smuggler. After helping a drug gang to smuggle meth, he falls into the dark crime world. Quick-witted and full of ambition, he eventually takes over the drug underworld and starts to lead a double life: a good community leader during the day but an infamous drug lord during the night.

Crime Action Drama

Song Kang-ho

(Lee Doo-sam)

Cho Jung-seok

(Kim In-goo)

Bae Doona

(Kim Jeong-ah)

Kim So-jin

(Seong Sook-kyeong)

Kim Dae-myung

(Lee Doo-hwan)

Lee Sung-min

(Seo Sang-hoon)

Lee Hee-jun

(Choi Jin-pil)

Jo Woo-jin

(Jo Seong-gang)

Yoon Je-moon

(Kim Soon-pyeong)

Song Young-chang

(UN Ambassador)

Kim Hae-gon

(Baek Woon-chang)

Lee Jung-ok

(Yoon Kang-sik)

Park Ji-hwan

(Wang Moon-ho)

Lee Bong-ryeon

(Lee Doo-sook)

Choi Deok-moon

(President Goo)

Lee Seo-hwan

(Warble Fly)

Choi Gwi-hwa

(Head of Department Ham)

Yoo Jae-myung

(Chief Kim)

Kim Jong-soo

(Security Chief)

Keijiro Matsushima

(Hideki)

Kim Jun-han

(Jang Woo-hyeong)

Lee Ho-cheol

(Hippo)

Heo Ga-yoon

(Jong Sun-i)

Park Kyung-hye

(Lee Kyeong-ja)

Kim Hong-pa

(Professor Baek)

Lee El

(Young Partner)

Ji Eun-seo

(Boat Party Girl)

Park Chung-hee

(Self (archive footage))

Kim Dae-jung

(Self (archive footage))

Kim Seung-bee

(Bank Clerk)

Kim Joong-hee

(Japanese Detective)

Jo Seo-yeon

(Piano Lesson Girl)

Lee Seung-jin

(Enforcement Officer)

Kim Ji-eun

(Jin-pil's Wife)

Na Kwang-hoon

(Seo Soo-gon)

Kang Deok-joong

(Police Officer)

Kim Sung-gon

(Prisoner)

Choi Kwang-je

(Jong Sun-i's Husband)