''Age of Warriors'' () is a South Korean

historical History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...

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. It aired on KBS1 from February 8, 2003, to August 15, 2004, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:45 ( KST) for 158 episodes. It's KBS' third histocal series set in

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

after ''Taejo Wang Geon'' and '' The Dawn of the Empire'', and the largest TV production of the time, with over 130 major actors and a total production cost of 30 billion won. Written by Yoo Dong-yoon and directed by Yoon Chang-bum and Shin Chang-suk, the series covers 50 years of the military rule over Goryeo, from the coup in 1170 until the death of Choe Chung-heon in 1219, and was filmed predominantly on open sets at

Mungyeong Mungyeong (; ) is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The local government, economy, and transportation networks are all centered in Jeomchon, the principal town. Mungyeong has a lengthy his ...

North Gyeongsang North Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of , it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remaine ...

, and Jecheon, North Chungcheong. ''Age of Warriors'' recorded a viewership rating of 20–23% in about a month after its first broadcast. It was appreciated for its non-stop battle scenes, the fast story development, and the detailed and realistic portrayal of the endless plots and massacres to seize power.

Cast

Main characters

* Seo In-seok as

Yi Ui-bang Yi or YI may refer to: Philosophic principle * Yi (philosophy) (义; 義, righteousness, justice) among the Three Fundamental Bonds and Five Constant Virtues Ethnic groups * Dongyi, the Eastern Yi, or Tung-yi (Chinese: , ''Yí''), ancient p ...

*Kim Heung-ki as Jeong Jung-bu * Park Yong-woo as Gyeong Dae-seung *

Lee Deok-hwa Lee Deok-hwa (; born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror fil ...

Yi Ui-min Yi or YI may refer to: Philosophic principle * Yi (philosophy) (义; 義, righteousness, justice) among the Three Fundamental Bonds and Five Constant Virtues Ethnic groups * Dongyi, the Eastern Yi, or Tung-yi (Chinese: , ''Yí''), ancient pe ...

Kim Kap-soo Kim Kap-soo (; born April 7, 1957) is a South Korean actor. Since his acting debut in 1977, Kim has had a long career on the stage, in television dramas and film. In addition to acting full-time, he also has his own master class acting studio. ...

as Choe Chung-heon ** Ryu Deok-hwan as young Choe Chung-heon

Royal household

;Male member *Lee Sung-ho as King Injong, 17th monarch *Lee Dong-shin as Wang Ji-in, Injong's half brother *Lee Hwa-jin as Wang Gak-gwan, Injong's half brother * Kim Kyu-chul as King Uijong, 18th monarch *Kim Kyung-eung as Marquess Daeryeong * Kim Byung-se as King Myeongjong, 19th monarch *Lee Woo-suk as King Sinjong, 20th monarch * Jung Tae-woo as King Huijong, 21st monarch *Na Kyung-min as Marquess Deokyang *Son In-woo as Duke Changwon *Park Byung-sun as King Gangjong, 22nd monarch ** Lee In as young King Gangjong (Crown Prince Wang Suk) *Oh Hyun-chul as King Gojong (Crown Prince Wang Cheol), 23rd monarch *Jung Yoon-suk as Crown Prince Wang Jeon, later the 24th monarch King Wonjong * Park Gun-woo as Yi Ui-min's second son ;Female member *Kim Yoon-kyung as Empress Dowager Im * Kim Bo-mi as Empress Seonpyeong * Park Eun-bin as Queen Sapyeong, Ui-bang's daughter * Chae Min-seo as Queen Seongpyeong *Jo Yang-ja as Queen Wondeok *Yoon Ji-yoo as Queen Anhye *Choi Jung-won as Queen Janggyeong *Choi Ha-na as Princess Suan, Myeongjong's second daughter *Oh Soo-min as Princess Yeonhee, Myeongjong's first daughter *Yoo Hye-jung as Lady Im, Empress Dowager Im's little sister *Lee Ja-young as Myung-Choon, Myeongjong's concubine *Go Eun-mi as Soon-Joo, Myeongjong's concubine ;Palace servant *Jung Yong-sook as Court Lady Choi, Myeongjong's maid *Heo Jin as Court Lady Jo, Gongye's maid *Ahn Hae-sook as Court Lady Jang *Yoo Byung-joon as Wang Gwang-chwi, Uijong's eunuch who died during the rebellion *Yoo Byung-han as Hansuk *Lee Choon-shik as Eunuch Choi *Lee Kyung-young as Eunuch Jo, Myeongjong's eunuch

Ministers and warriors

*Joo Hyo-man as Kim Boo-shik *Kim Jong-kyul as Moon Geuk-kyum *Park Young-ji as Kim Don-joong, Boo-shik's son *Heo Ki-ho as Lee Gong-seung *Shin Dong-hoon as Moon Jang-pil *Park Byung-ho as Jo Young-in *Choi Sang-hoon as Jo Choong, Young-in's son *Jung Jin-kak as Han Roi *Yoo Soon-chul as Im Jong-shik *Kim In-tae as Yoon In-chum *Yang Hyung-ho as Woo Seung-kyung *Kim Joon-mo as Yoo Eung-kyoo *Kim Sung-won as Han Moon-joon *Nam Young-jin as Wang Jun-myung *Lee Il-woong as Lee In-ro *Jung Woon-yong as Uhm Shin-yak *Jang Chil-koon as Geum Ui *Cha Kwang-soo as Lee Kyoo-bo *Maeng Ho-rim as Im Yoo *Shin Won-kyoon as Kim Koon-soo ;Warriors of Uijong's era *Kim Ki-bok as Baek Im-ji *Kim Kyoo as Jung Se-yoo *Lee Gye-young as Jung Jon-shil

Rebellion people

*Park Kyung-deuk as Han Sun *Kwon Hyuk-ho as Kim Bo-dang *Song Jong-won as Jang Soon-suk *Yang Jae-won as Han Un-kook *Choi Dong-joon as Jo Wi-chong *Baek Seung-woo as Jo Kyung, Wi-chong's son *Jeon Byung-ok as Kim Jon-shim *Hwang Duk-jae as Hyun Duk-soo *Lee Chi-woo as Hyun Dam-yoon, Duk-soo's father *Park Jin-sung as Mang Yi *Ham Suk-hoon as Mang So-yi *Oh Sung-yul as Lee Gwang *Lee Jae-yun as Son Chung *Yoon Seung-won as Man-jeok *Myung Ro-jin as Soon Jung * Jung Doo-hong as Mi Jo-yi * Ko Kyu-pil as Yun Bok *Han Tae-il as Hyo Sam *Won Wan-kyoo as Hyun Oh *Kang Ji-hoo as Kim Sa-mi *Kim Young-suk as Hyo Shim *Im Jung-il as Lee Bi *Bang Hyung-joo as Pae Jwa ;People from

Silla Silla (; Old Korean: wikt:徐羅伐#Old Korean, 徐羅伐, Yale romanization of Korean, Yale: Syerapel, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Seorabeol''; International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: ) was a Korean kingdom that existed between ...

*Moon Hoi-won as Kim Ja-yang *Choi Dong-kyoo as a man who longing for the noble position *Lee Do-ryun as Kim In-kyum ;People in Jin dynasty *Moon Hoi-won as Emperor Sejong, the 5th Emperor *Park Woong as Bo, a member of the royal family *Kim Dae-hwan as Wanyan Heng, a member of the royal family * Joo Jin-mo as Imperial Prince Wanyan Yungong *Shin Joon-young as Yayool Kyoo *Lee Hyo-jung as Suk To-heuk, Sejong's father-in-law *Park Yoo-seung as a translator *Kim Jin-oh as ''Sa-sin'' ;People in

Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

*Lee Jung-yong as Emperor Heumjong, the last Emperor * Choi Woo-hyuk as Crown Prince Zhao Chen * Shin Goo as an old man (merchant) ;People in Eastern Jin *Yoo Dong-keun as Puxian Wannu, the 1st ruler *Lee Ui-sun as General Wanyan Ziyuan ;People in

Mongol Empire The Mongol Empire was the List of largest empires, largest contiguous empire in human history, history. Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the Mongol Empire at its height stretched from the Sea of Japan to parts of Eastern Euro ...

*Kim Myung-soo as

Genghis Khan Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan (title), khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongols, Mongol tribes, he launched Mongol invasions and ...

, the 1st Emperor * Kil Yong-woo as Imperial Prince Ögedei *Ji Dae-han as Imperial Prince Chagatai *Lee Gye-young as General Sallita *Kim Joo-ho as a Marshal general *Go Tae-san as Vice Marshal Poridaewan *Lee Doo-sup as

Yelü Chucai Yelü Chucai (; "Longbeard", written in Chinese characters as "", July 24, 1190 – June 20, 1244), courtesy name Jinqing (), was a Khitan statesman from the imperial clan of the Liao dynasty, who became a vigorous adviser and administrator of ...

*Ahn Seung-hoon as Yelü Liuge, a vassal from Khitan Liao ;People in Khitan Liao *Ra Jae-woong as Yelü Sibu, the 1st monarch of

Later Liao Later Liao () was a short-lived dynastic regime in Northeast China that existed between 1216 and 1219. It was ruled by the House of Yelü and was the last regime that sought to revive the Liao dynasty in China (the Eastern Liao had by this time ...

*Jin Bong-jin as Gulno, the 2nd monarch of

*Kim Kyung-ryong as Prince Geumsan, Prince of Georan and later the 3rd monarch of

* Jung Ho-keun as Hamsa, the 5th monarch of

*Jo Joo-hyun as a general *Jeon Il-bum as a military officer *Park Yoon-bae as a soldier ;People in

Western Xia The Western Xia or the Xi Xia ( zh, c=, w=Hsi1 Hsia4, p=Xī Xià), officially the Great Xia ( zh, c=大夏, w=Ta4 Hsia4, p=Dà Xià, labels=no), also known as the Tangut Empire, and known as Stein (1972), pp. 70–71. to the Tanguts ...

*Jung Bo-suk as Emperor Yangjong, the 7th monarch. *Uhm Chul-ho as Lee Joon-wook ;People in

Khwarazmian Empire The Khwarazmian Empire (), or simply Khwarazm, was a culturally Persianate society, Persianate, Sunni Muslim empire of Turkic peoples, Turkic ''mamluk'' origin. Khwarazmians ruled large parts of present-day Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran ...

*Jo Kyung-hwan as Jalal al-Din Mangburni, the last Sultan.

Other

Park Jun-gyu Park Jun-gyu (born June 27, 1964) is a South Korean actor. The son of acclaimed veteran actor Park No-sik, Park is best known for playing the role of Ssangkal in '' Rustic Period''. Filmography Film *''Quit Your Life'' (1971) *''Zip Up'' (1972 ...

Yi Go Yi Ko (?–1171) was a military ruler in Korea. He, with many other military colonels, overthrew Uijong of Goryeo, King Uijong in the year 1170. After the successful coup, he was rewarded with title of Minister of the Palace Guards () and Grand ...

* Kim Ae-ran as Lady Park * Lee Min-woo as Jeong Gyeon *Kim Hyung-il as Choe Chung-su *Jung Jae-gon as Choe Woo ** Lee David as young Choe Woo *Choi Sung-joon as Choe Hyang **Shin Seung-joon as young Choe Hyang

Notes

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* *{{imdb title, 29604999 2003 South Korean television series debuts 2004 South Korean television series endings Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows Television series set in Goryeo South Korean historical television series Television series set in the 12th century Television series set in the 13th century 2000s South Korean television series