First Stills from Korean Film 'The King and the Man' Released

Character stills for the Korean film 'The King and the Man' (Korean title unreleased) have been unveiled, according to cinemacafe.net. The images feature several of the film's central figures.

Among the stills are Park Ji-hoon as Yi Hong-wi, the sixth king who is sent into exile, Yoo Hae-jin as village chief Eom Hun-do, and Lee Jun-hyuk as Grand Prince Jinseong. Also included are Yoo Ji-tae as Han Myeong-hwe and Jeon Mi-do as Me-hwa.

The film is set to open in Japan on January 8, 2027 (Friday) at Shinjuku Piccadilly and theaters nationwide.

Set in 1457 during the Joseon Dynasty, the film depicts the friendship and bond between a young king who loses his throne to a coup and the village chief who becomes the guardian of his place of exile. It holds the record for the highest box office revenue in Korean film history.