The Last Empress
1966-08-18 · 98 min · ★ 7.0
Queen Yun reigned with King Sunjong since she was just 13 years old. She hid the royal seals needed to complete an agreement between Korea and Japan which would lead to Korea's annexation. However, her patriotic display wins her many enemies.
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- Directors
- Lee Gyu-woong
- Production companies
- Jungang Movies
- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
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Kim Ji-miQueen Yun
Namkoong Won
Jo Mi-ryeong
Choi Nam-hyun
Lee Yea-chun
Han Eun-jin
Kim Dong-won
Hwang Jeong-sun
Lee Hyang
Ju Jeung-nyeo
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