Empire of Lust (2015)

Profile

• Movie: Empire of Lust (English Title) / The Age of Innocence (literal title)
• Revised romanization: Soonsooui Sidae

• Hangul: 순수의 시대
• Director: Ahn Sang-Hoon
• Writer: Kim Se-Hee
• Producer: Kim Min-Gi, Kim Min-Guk, Nam Hwa-Jung, Kim Yeon-Ho
• Cinematographer: Son Won-Ho, Yoo Eok, Joo Sung-Rim
• Release Date: March 5, 2015
• Runtime: 113 min.
• Genre: Period-14th Century / Royal Family
• Distributor: CJ Entertainment
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Synopsis

Set in 1398. Kim Min-Jae (Shin Ha-Kyun) is the supreme commander of the Joseon Dynasty. He falls in love for the first time and for that woman he takes risks.

Yi Bang-Won (Jang Hyuk) is the King’s son. He helped his father setup the Joseon Dynasty era, but he was not picked as the Crown Prince. He still holds ambitions of becoming the King one day.

Jin (Kang Ha-Neul) is Kim Min-Jae’s son and the King’s son-in-law. Due to his position as the King’s son-in-law, he is unable to take part in politics and only seeks out pleasure.