# The Foul King (2000)

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**Original title**: *반칙왕*
**Runtime**: 112 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Kim Jee-woon
**Written by**: Kim Jee-woon, Kim Dae-woo
**Starring**: Song Kang-ho, Jang Jin-young, Park Sang-myeon, Jung Woong-in, Song Young-chang, Jang Hang-seon

> *In the ring, I'm the king*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently banking and wrestling are a thing now. Dae-ho, a bank clerk, stumbles into a wrestling gym. He finds a new life, and a new him, in the ring, because who needs personal growth in a cubicle.

**Mood tags**: cozy, uplifting

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