The Face Reader
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| Revised Romanization | Gwansang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwansang |
| Directed by | Han Jae-rim |
| Produced by | Kim Woo-jae Yu Jeong-hun Ju Pil-ho |
| Written by | Kim Dong-hyuk |
| Starring |
Song Kang-ho Lee Jung-jae Baek Yoon-sik Jo Jung-suk Lee Jong-suk Kim Hye-soo |
| Music by | Lee Byung-woo |
| Cinematography | Go Nak-seon |
| Edited by | Kim Chang-ju |
| Distributed by |
Showbox Mediaplex (South Korea) Pan Media and Entertainment (United States) Dreamwest Pictures (United States) |
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Running time
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139 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$61,043,308 |
The Face Reader (Hangul: 관상; RR: Gwansang; lit. "Physiognomy") is a 2013 South Korean film starring Song Kang-ho as the son of a disgraced noble family who goes around Joseon and studies physiognomy. He is able to assess the personality, mental state and habits of a person by looking at his or her face. His talents bring him to the royal courts where he becomes involved in a power struggle between Grand Prince Suyang and general Kim Jongseo, a high-ranking loyalist to King Munjong.
The Face Reader became one of the highest-grossing films in South Korea in 2013, with 9.1 million admissions. It won six awards at the 50th Grand Bell Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Han Jae-rim, and Best Actor for Song Kang-ho.
Nae-gyeong, the most skillful face reader in the Joseon dynasty, was living in seclusion when he was offered a lucrative partnership by Yeon-hong, a gisaeng. Nae-gyeong accepts the proposal to read the faces of Yeon-hong’s guests only to get involved in a murder case. With his face reading skills, Nae-gyeong successfully identifies the murderer and his skills are soon acknowledged by King Munjong who orders him to identify the potential traitors who threaten his reign. However, after the unexpected death of Munjong, Nae-gyeong is courted by Grand Prince Suyang who yearns to become King himself by killing the young successor Danjong. Nae-gyeong decides to keep his loyalty to the late King and help Kim Jongseo protect the young King which forces him into the biggest power struggle in the history of the Joseon dynasty.
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