Jun 01, 1963
127 min
Full-HD

A Reluctant Prince (1963)

When King Heon-kong falls ill, a power struggle erupts over who will inherit the throne. Tired of all the infighting, the ministers arrange for a branch of the king's family, which had lost all its wealth and was living on remote Ganghwa Island, to inherit. But the heir to the throne is reluctant to leave his island home.

Category

Drama History

Country

South Korea

Companies

Shin Films

Choi Eun-hee

Shin Young-kyun

Kim Seung-ho

Do Kum-bong

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