The President's Barber

1h 56m
HistoryDramaComedy
7

A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.

Cast

Song Kang-ho
Seong Han-mo
Lee Jae-eung
Seong Nak-an
Moon So-ri
Kim Min-ja
Roh Hyung-wuk
Young Seong Nak-an
Ryu Seung-su
Jin-ki
Jo Young-jin
President
Son Byung-ho
Jang Heok-su
Park Yong-su
Park Jong-man
Yoon Ju-sang
Mr. Choi
Jeong Gyu-su
Mr. Wang
Oh Dal-su
Mr. Ahn
Ju Jin-mo
Chief Police at Police Substation
Park Gil-su
Torturing Agent

Crew

Lim Chan-sang
Director, Writer
Kim Hyun
Editor
Cho Yong-kyu
Director of Photography
Choi Yong-bae
Producer
Jay Choi
Producer
Kim Hong-baek
Producer
Kang Seung-yong
Production Design
Shim Hyun-seob
Costume Design
Kim Suk-won
Sound Supervisor
Han Cheol-hui
Production Sound Mixer
Lim Jae-young
Lighting Director
Kim Byeong-gi
Special Effects Supervisor
Park Ki-heon
Original Music Composer
Choi Sung-rok
Dialogue Editor
Cha Bong-eun
Props
Jeon Yu-jun
Fight Choreographer

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