The Treacherous Explained

The Treacherous
Native Name:	Hangul: 간신
Producer:	Min Jin-su
Music:	Kim Jun-seong
Cinematography:	Park Hong-ryeol
Editing:	Kim Sun-min
Studio:	Soo Film
Distributor:	Lotte Entertainment^[1] ^[2]
Runtime:	132 minutes
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Gross:	^[3]

The Treacherous (; lit. "Treacherous Subject" or "Treacherous Retainer") is a 2015 South Korean period thriller film about Joseon's king Yeonsan, directed by Min Kyu-dong.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Plot

The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.

Cast

• Ju Ji-hoon as Im Sung-jae^{[7] [8]}
  • Seo Young-joo as young Im Sung-jae
• Kim Kang-woo as Yeonsangun of Joseon
• Chun Ho-jin as Im Sa-hong
• Lim Ji-yeon as Dan-hee^[9]
  • Kim Hyun-soo as young Dan-hee
• Lee Yoo-young as Seoljungmae
• Song Young-chang as Yu Ja-gwang
• Jo Han-chul as Park Won-jong
• Cha Ji-yeon as Jang Nok-su
• Jang Gwang as Joseon prime minister
• Jung In-gi as Head of Sungkyunkwan
• Gi Ju-bong as Butcher Mr. Kim
• Ryu Seon-young as wife of the head of Sungkyunkwan
• Seo Ji-seung as daughter of the Prime Minister
• Kim Jong-gu as Nobleman Jo
• Son Young-hee as Sweet Briar, gisaeng from Miryang
• Choi Ye-yoon as So-hyang, Yonggonggak gisaeng
• Kim Ji-young as Mother of Deposed Queen Lady Yun
• Park Myung-shin as Queen's mother
• Moon Hee-kyung as Discipline sanggung
• Kim Seon-ha as only daughter of nobleman Jo
• Go Kyung-pyo as Grand Prince Jinseong
• Jung Man-sik as Assassin
• Shim Eun-jin as Yonggonggak owner
• Choi Il-hwa as Kim Il-son
• Jeon Yeo-been as Woman having queen’s fate by Physiognomy

Reception

Box office

The film has grossed from 1.11 million admissions at the South Korean box office.^{[10] [11]}

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2015	52nd Grand Bell Awards	Best Art Direction	Lee Tae-hun
	Best Costume Design	Lee Jin-hee
	36th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best New Actress	Lee Yoo-young
	Best Art Direction	Lee Tae-hun

Notes and References

1. Web site: Noh. Jean. Filmart 2015: Hot titles - South Korea. Screen International. 24 April 2015. 23 March 2015.
2. Web site: Ma. Kevin. Hot Korean titles at FilMart. Film Business Asia. 24 April 2015. 23 March 2015.
3. Web site: The Treacherous (2015) . 2017-08-28 . 2017-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171224105305/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20142402 . dead .
4. Web site: Conran. Pierce. JU Ji-hoon and KIM Kang-woo Sign on for TREACHEROUS SUBJECT. Korean Film Biz Zone. 24 April 2015. 26 August 2014.
5. Web site: Baek. Byung-yeul. Historical film tells story of Joseon tyrant. The Korea Times. 30 April 2015. 19 April 2015.
6. Web site: Conran. Pierce. ASSASSINATION and THE TREACHEROUS Find Buyers Ahead of Cannes. Korean Film Biz Zone. 14 May 2015. 14 May 2015.
7. Web site: Jang. Sung-ran. Ju Ji-hoon gambles on Treacherous. Korea JoongAng Daily. 20 May 2015. 19 May 2015.
8. Web site: Kim. Hyung-woo. Interview: Joo Ji Hoon Talks about Having to Act with 30 Nude Women. enewsWorld. 21 May 2015. 17 May 2015.
9. Web site: Jin. Eun-soo. Lim Ji-yeon offered period drama role. Korea JoongAng Daily. 24 April 2015. 20 June 2014.
10. Web site: Hollywood takes Buddha holiday in South Korea. Kevin. Ma. 26 May 2015. 26 May 2015. Film Business Asia.
11. Web site: Ma. Kevin. Classified File opens second-placed in South Korea. Film Business Asia. 26 June 2015. 23 June 2015.