One queen, two directors, zero chill — Korean history's most chaotic power grab.
Queen Min makes regent Prince Daewon withdraw from ruling with the help of the Min Seung-ho Party.
Acting
Choi Eun-hee's regal steel — she carries the whole kingdom.
Production
Joseon palace recreation that ate the entire budget, probably.
Direction
Two directors, one vision — miraculously cohesive.
Director
Lim Won-sick
Choi Eun-hee
Queen Min
Kim Seung-ho
Prince Dae-won
Kim Jin-kyu
Jo Jung-Gu
Park Nou-sik
Jo Sun-gu
Nam Koong Won
King Go-jong
Lee Yea-chun
Oh Jang-gyeong
Hwang Hae
[Japanese envoy]
Heo Chang-kang
[Japanese samurai]
Choi Nam-hyun
Emperor Meiji
Choe Seong-ho
Min Seung-ho [Queen Min's older brother]
Ju Seon-tae
Lee Hong-jang
Jo Hang
Kim Bong-jun
Kim Chil-seong
Min Gyeom-ho
Chang Hoon
Yeong Ui-jung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Choi Eun-hee was South Korea's biggest star; this role cemented her image as the nation's tragic heroine.
Released during Park Chung-hee's authoritarian rule, the film's subversive queen narrative somehow slipped past censors — or perhaps they missed the point entirely.
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