Forbidden Quest

Here's a film that's nothing if not confident in its premise. A Joseon dynasty scholar starts writing erotic novels, then promptly falls for a royal concubine. It's safe to say that things escalate from there.

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Kim Dae-woo directed Forbidden Quest in 2006. See Kim Dae-woo's full filmography, where to start with Kim Dae-woo, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kim Dae-woo.

Forbidden Quest was released in 2006 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 142 minutes.