For the Emperor

For the Emperor (2014)

Genres - Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Crime Drama, Gangster Film, Post-Noir (Modern Noir)  |   Run Time - 104 min.  |   Countries - Korea, South  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Daniel Gelb

This South Korean action noir directed by Park Sang-jun details a promising young baseball prospect (Lee Min-ki) who's kicked out of his league for a gambling and match-fixing scandal. In his attempt to recoup his losses and begin again, he's recruited by a powerful mob boss (Park Sung-woong) and finds himself caught up in the dangerous criminal underworld.

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athlete, criminal, gambling, Korean [nationality], Mob, scandal, underworld