| Lee Seong-gye King Taejo | |
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| Directed by | Choe In-hyeon |
| Written by | Choi Keum-dong Lee Jeong-seon Na So-yun Yu Il-su Jang Cheon-ho |
| Produced by | Kwak Jeong-hwan |
| Starring | Shin Young-kyun Kim Ji-mee |
| Cinematography | Lyou Jae-hyoung |
| Edited by | Kim Hee-su |
| Music by | Jeong Yoon-joo |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Lee Seong-gye King Taejo (Korean: 태조 이성계; RR: Taejo Lee Seonggye) is 1965 South Korean film directed by Choe In-hyeon and starring Shin Young-kyun and Kim Ji-mee. It is based on King Taejo.
Lee Seong-gye is an ordinary man, the second son of Lee Ja-chun, who passes a state military examination in his early age and becomes a general who defeats his enemies and become Chief. Seong-rye takes power against King Gongyang who is responsible for the death of his father and older brother. He leads his army and defeats Gongyang's soldiers. Seong-gye becomes King and is renamed as Taejo of Joseon.
