---
title: 'The Drug King (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Woo Min-ho'
released: '2018-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 139
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'South Korea'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-drug-king-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6914542/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Drug King (2018)

2018 · 139 min · Drama, Crime · South Korea

Original title: 마약왕

## Synopsis

The Drug King is a 2018 South Korean crime drama film written and directed by Woo Min-ho. It stars Song Kang-ho as Lee Doo-sam, an ordinary small-time narcotics dealer who becomes an infamous drug lord in Korea during the 1970s. The film also features Jo Jung-suk as a prosecutor from Seoul who is intent on taking Lee down and Bae Doona as a lobbyist who guides Lee into the upper levels of drug dealing. Other cast members include Kim Dae-myung, Kim So-jin, Lee Hee-joon, and Jo Woo-jin. The film was released on December 19, 2018.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Woo Min-ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/woo-min-ho)
- **Screenplay:** [Woo Min-ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/woo-min-ho)

## Cast

- [Cho Jung-seok](https://cinepixo.com/people/cho-jung-seok) as 김인구
- [Kim So-jin](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-so-jin)
- [Jo Woo-jin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jo-woo-jin)
- [Song Kang-ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/song-kang-ho) as 이두삼
- [Yoo Jae-myung](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoo-jae-myung)
- [Kim Dae-myung](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-dae-myung)
- [Park Kyung-hye](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-kyung-hye)
- [Lee Hee-joon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-hee-joon)
- [Bae Doona](https://cinepixo.com/people/bae-doona) as 김정아
- [Lee Sung-min](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-sung-min)

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