The Treacherous

The Treacherous (; lit. "Treacherous Subject" or "Treacherous Retainer") is a 2015 South Korean period drama film directed by Min Kyu-dong. Plot The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance. Cast Ju Ji-hoon as Im Sung-jae Seo Young-joo as young Im Sung-jae Kim Kang-woo as Yeonsangun of Joseon Chun Ho-jin as Im Sa-hong Lim Ji-yeon as Dan-hee Kim Hyun-soo as young Dan-hee Lee Yoo-young as Seoljungmae Song Young-chang as Yu Ja-gwang Jo Han-chul as Park Won-jong Cha Ji-yeon as Jang Nok-su Jang Gwang as Joseon prime minister Jung In-gi as Head of Sungkyunkwan Gi Ju-bong as Butcher Mr. Kim Ryu Seon-young as wife of the head of Sungkyunkwan Seo Ji-seung as daughter of the Prime Minister Kim Jong-gu as Nobleman Jo Son Young-hee as Sweet Briar, gisaeng from Miryang Choi Ye-yoon as So-hyang, Yonggonggak gisaeng Kim Ji-young as Mother of Deposed Queen Lady Yun Park Myung-shin as Queen's mother Moon Hee-kyung as Discipline sanggung Kim Seon-ha as only daughter of nobleman Jo Go Kyung-pyo as Grand Prince Jinseong Jung Man-sik as Assassin Shim Eun-jin as Yonggonggak owner Choi Il-hwa as Kim Il-son Jeon Yeo-been as Woman having queen’s fate by Physiognomy