1457 Joseon, a story untold by history.
The King's Warden
86Standing
9th of 194 in Korean Cinema
- Out-grossed 97% of Korean Cinema releases with reported figures ($112M).
- Returned 16.2× its budget, against an industry median of 2.4×.
- Momentum in the 100th percentile.
- Audience rating 7.2 from 32 votes, the 48th percentile.
- Cost
- $7M
- Took
- $112M
Blockbuster16.2× its cost
Against a Korean Cinema median of 2.4×, so this one returned 6.8 times what a typical release there does.
The money says blockbuster. What do you say?
The picture
In a remote mountain village of 15th-century Joseon, humble headman Heung-do hears a rumor that any village hosting an exiled nobleman will be blessed with abundance and fortune. Hoping to bring prosperity to his impoverished community, he eagerly submits a petition to host one—unaware that his guest is none other than the fallen monarch, deposed boy-king Danjong.
- Released
- 4 February 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Language
- Korean
- Industry
- Korean Cinema
Top billedAll 22 credits
- Yoo Hai-jinEom Heung-do
- Park Ji-hoonYi Hong-wi / Nosan / King Danjong
- Yoo Ji-taeHan Myeong-hoe
- Jeon Mi-doMae-hwa
- Kim MinEom Tae-san
- Park Ji-hwanEo Se-gyeom
Made by
- Director
- Chang Hang-jun
- Writer
- Hwang Sung-goo, Chang Hang-jun
- Original Music Composer
- Dalpalan
- Director of Photography
- Choi Young-hwan
- Producer
- Billy Acumen, Lim Eun-jung
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