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Kingmaker
Kingmaker

Kingmaker

A politician dreams of changing the world with an excellent campaign strategist behind.

Genres

DramaHistory

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Seo Chang-dae, an ambitious political campaign strategist who ends up having ideological differences with his present client, receives a lucrative offer that will put his loyalty under the microscope.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$6019720

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

26 January 2022

Country

South Korea

Cast

Sul Kyung-gu

Sul Kyung-gu

Kim Woon-beom

Lee Sun-kyun

Lee Sun-kyun

Seo Chang-dae

Yoo Jae-myung

Yoo Jae-myung

Kim Young-ho

Jo Woo-jin

Jo Woo-jin

Manager Lee

Park In-hwan

Park In-hwan

Kang In-sang

Bae Jong-ok

Bae Jong-ok

Lee Hee-ran

Kim Sae-byuk

Kim Sae-byuk

Myeong-sook

Lee Hae-yeong

Lee Hae-yeong

Lee Han-sang

Kim Sung-oh

Kim Sung-oh

Secretary Park

Jeon Bae-soo

Jeon Bae-soo

Advisor Lee

Seo Eun-soo

Seo Eun-soo

Soo-yeon

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Park Ki-soo

Yoon Kyung-ho

Yoon Kyung-ho

Director Kim

Park Hyeong-su

Park Hyeong-su

Jung-hyun

Jeong Jae-seong

Jeong Jae-seong

Kim Byeong-chan

Jin Sun-kyu

Jin Sun-kyu

Farmer

Lee Jae-won

Lee Jae-won

Campaigner

Kim Ji-hoon

Kim Ji-hoon

Campaigner

Kim Joo-ryoung

Kim Joo-ryoung

Professor

Jang In-sub

Jang In-sub

Mokpo

Yoon Se-woong

Yoon Se-woong

Secretary Yoon

Seo Sang-won

Seo Sang-won

Governor

Heo Dong-won

Heo Dong-won

Staff

Kim Jae-hwa

Kim Jae-hwa

MC

Song Yo-sep

Song Yo-sep

Campaigner

Lee Dong-yong

Lee Dong-yong

Drunken

Jeong Soo-ji

Jeong Soo-ji

Staff

Gwag Ja-hyeong

Gwag Ja-hyeong

Detective

Choi Kwang-je

Choi Kwang-je

Talk Man

Yim Seung-min

Yim Seung-min

Chang-dae's Son

Moon Jung-dae

Moon Jung-dae

Economy Minister

Jeong Woo-hyuk

Jeong Woo-hyuk

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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