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The President's Barber (2004)

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

Genre : History, Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 56M

Director : Lim Chan-sang

Synopsis

A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.

Actors

Song Kang-ho
Song Kang-ho
Seong Han-mo
Lee Jae-eung
Lee Jae-eung
Seong Nak-an
Moon So-ri
Moon So-ri
Kim Min-ja
Roh Hyung-wuk
Roh Hyung-wuk
Young Seong Nak-an
Ryu Seung-su
Ryu Seung-su
Jin-ki
Jo Young-jin
Jo Young-jin
President
Son Byung-ho
Son Byung-ho
Jang Heok-su
Park Yong-su
Park Yong-su
Park Jong-man
Yoon Ju-sang
Yoon Ju-sang
Mr. Choi
Jeong Gyu-su
Jeong Gyu-su
Mr. Wang
Oh Dal-su
Oh Dal-su
Mr. Ahn
Ju Jin-mo
Ju Jin-mo
Chief Police at Police Substation
Park Kil-soo
Park Kil-soo
Torturing Agent

Crews

Lim Chan-sang
Lim Chan-sang
Director
Cho Yong-kyu
Cho Yong-kyu
Director of Photography
Choi Jae-won
Choi Jae-won
Producer
Choi Yong-bae
Choi Yong-bae
Producer
Kim Hong-baek
Kim Hong-baek
Producer
Lim Chan-sang
Lim Chan-sang
Writer
Kim Hyun
Kim Hyun
Editor
Kang Seung-yong
Kang Seung-yong
Production Design
Kim Suk-won
Kim Suk-won
Sound Supervisor
Park Ki-heon
Park Ki-heon
Original Music Composer
Shim Hyun-seob
Shim Hyun-seob
Costume Design
Lim Jae-young
Lim Jae-young
Lighting Director
Jeon Yu-jun
Jeon Yu-jun
Fight Choreographer
Choi Sung-rok
Choi Sung-rok
Dialogue Editor
Han Cheol-hui
Han Cheol-hui
Production Sound Mixer

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