Masquerade (2012)
26K Drama Genre History Chang-min Choo Han Hyo-joo Jang Gwang Jeon Bae-soo Jeon Guk-hyang Jo-yun Hwang Kim Bi-bi Kim Gil-dong Kim Hak-joon Kim In-kwon Kim Myung-gon Kwon Bang-hyeon Kwon Eun-soo Lee Bong-ryun Lee Byung-hun Lee El Masato Ide Moon Chang-gil Seo Eun-jeong Seung Ee-yeol Seung-ryong Ryu Shim Eun-kyung Won Dong-yun 2012 6.8 Chang-min Choo Korean South Korea
Masquerade: Directed by Chang-min Choo. With Lee Byung-hun, Seung-ryong Ryu, Han Hyo-joo, Kim In-kwon. A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
“This was an absolutely stunning film. It is amazing to me that a director with relatively minimal experience can produce a masterpiece like this film. The story, the dialogue, acting, the costumes, the set decorations, the locations. Everything was absolutely pitch perfect. If only Hollywood could make films this good. I understand why it won so many awards. An absolutely stunning achievement.”