The Foul King
- Name : The Foul King
- Director : Kim Jee-Woon
- Producer : Oh Jeong-Wan, Lee Mi-Yeon, Jo Jin-A
- Writer : Kim Jee-Woon, Kim Dae-Woo
- Cinematographer : Hong Kyeong-Pyo
- Release Date : January 29, 2000
- Runtime : 111 mins.
- Genre : Comedy / Sports / Wrestling
- Distributor : Cinema Service
Plot
Lim Dae-Ho (Song Kang-Ho) works as a bank teller while suffering through the grind of his miserable 9 to 5 existence. He is constantly bullied at work by his boss (Song Young-Chang). Then one day, Dae-Ho walks past a modest gym. The gym is for minor league professional wrestlers hoping to one day break into the big leagues. Dae-Ho thinks back to his childhood days and his love for professional wrestling and in particular his love for the wrestler Ultra Tiger Mask. Dae-Ho then decides to try out for wrestling.
Although he's not talented enough to ever become a top wrestler, Dae-Ho trains diligently at night. Eventually he is turned into the villain known as "The Foul King" ...
Cast
- Song Kang-Ho as Lim Dae-Ho
- Jang Jin-Young as Jang Min-Young
- Park Sang-Myeon as Tae Baek-San
- Jang Hang-Seon as Jang Kwon-Jang
- Jung Woong-In as Du-Sik
- Kim Su-Ro as Yu Bee-Ho
- Song Young-Chang as Assistant Manager
- Kim Ka-Yeon as Ms. Jo
