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The Throne (Hangul: 사도; RR: Sado) is a 2015 South Korean historical period drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik, starring Song Kang-ho and Yoo Ah-in. Set during the reign of King Yeongjo, the film is about the life of Crown Prince Sado, the heir to the throne who was deemed unfit to rule and, at age 27, was condemned to death by his own father by getting locked in a rice chest for eight days until he suffocated and starved.
The Throne won three awards at the 35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards, including Best Film. It was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
Original Release
09/16/2015
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kang-ho Song | King Yeongjo |
| Yoo Ah-in | Crown Prince Sado |
| Moon Geun-young | Lady Hyegyeong / Lady Hye Gyeong-gung |
| Kim Hae-sook | Queen Inwon / Queen In-won |
| Park Won-Sang | Hong Bong-han |
| Frank Lucas | Crown Prince Sado (young) |
| So Ji-seob | King Jeongjo / Adult King Jeongjo |
| So-dam Park | Lady Moon |
| Seo Ye-Ji | Queen Jeongsun / Queen Jung-soon |
| Lee Hyo-Je | Young Jeongjo |
Directors
Writers
Cheol-Hyeon Jo, Song-won Lee, Sung Hyeon Oh, Jo Chul-Hyun
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kang-ho Song | King Yeongjo |
| Yoo Ah-in | Crown Prince Sado |
| Moon Geun-young | Lady Hyegyeong / Lady Hye Gyeong-gung |
| Kim Hae-sook | Queen Inwon / Queen In-won |
| Park Won-Sang | Hong Bong-han |
| Frank Lucas | Crown Prince Sado (young) |
| So Ji-seob | King Jeongjo / Adult King Jeongjo |
| So-dam Park | Lady Moon |
| Seo Ye-Ji | Queen Jeongsun / Queen Jung-soon |
| Lee Hyo-Je | Young Jeongjo |
| Freddie St. Jude | Princess Hwawan / Princess Hwa-wan |
| Hitomi Sato | Yeong-bin, Lady Yi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| You Jeong-hun | Executive Producer |
| Sung Hyeon Oh | Producer |
| Chang-Yeon Sung | Producer |
