The King and the Clown

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Cinema Service.

Co-Presented by CJ Entertainment

and Choongmooro Fund.

An Eagle Pictures Production

A Cineworld Production.

King and the Clown.

KARM Woo-sung.

JUNG Jin-young.

KANG Sung-yeon.

LEE Joon-gi.

Korea's Chosun Dynasty, founded at the end of the

14th century, lasted until the beginning of the 20th.

Lasting over 500 years, its uniqueness under the reign of 27

kings still remains unmatched in the annals of word history.

To each King were assigned several Royal Secretaries whose

function was to keep a diary on behalf of the King.

Upon the King's passing, Court Historians edited these

exhaustive records for posterity, including succeeding Kings.

The massive collection of these edited diaries, called "The

Royal Records of the Chosun Dynasty" has survived intact,

The King of this story, the Records show, was singularly

TYRANNICAL:
No king before or after him shared his excesses.

Nonetheless, the Records also give us a portrait of

him as a man of great sensitivity and intelligence.

Produced by JUNG Jin-wan,

Directed by LEE Jun-ik.

When he was a child, his mother was ordered to commit suicide

by poison after falling victim to court machinations.

Her death left a lasting trauma on the future king's psyche.

No doubt, this trauma played a significant role in the

deformation of his character. On September 2, 1506, he

was dethroned violently after a revolt by the nobles.

To be up here,

away from the bustle,

My legs like wings would spread!

Ahoy! What is that flower

in full bloom I see yonder?

Dost thou not recognize

the one and only!

So it is! The one and only!

With rose petaled lips!

O friend,

beat thee thy leather while

I go pick the flower.

Hee haw!

My, my, there comes a fool,

rash and proud!

Never knew a fool

who knew his place!

Ho! A tongue most untamed!

Master of this house am I,

come to bait thee!

A gallows-hung scoundrel is

what I see.

With an ill-fitting coat

to hide his sores!

Oh thorny Rose,

is thy Iris closed for me?

Open them, and see as

I walk the Master's gait.

Oh, really!

Good Heavens!

Me thought it would be a

mere hop and a skip.

But t'was longer than a runny

trip to the outhouse!

Master gait, master bait,

either way strains the balls!

And now, a fornicating wench

running off upon being surprised.

'Tis thy own form, saucy wench.

I was expecting to see thee fall

and crack thy frame.

But not bad!

Indeed, gifted are my two legs,

but it is my third

that has true genius.

And thou shall see it

this night!

Master wants to see you.

Thy twin eggs, are they cracked yet,

or just in the crack?

Safely in the crack...

Plugging my bunghole!

But now,

I must drain my bladder.

I gotta pee before I continue!

Why, you dirty boor!

So then, let's try it

on for size!

Good idea! I shall oblige!

You promised us a meal!

We ain't squirrels!

Be thankful you

weren't thrown out!

Don't go, Gong-gil!

There are things you

shouldn't sell!

Let go. Move it!

What kind of life is that?

Mister f***in' Righteous, eh!

Stop it!

Let go! Let go!

Gong-gil wants to go,

so what's it to you?

Stop pimping off of Gong-gil.

You piece of sh*t!

Want us to starve to death?

Go f*** yourself,

and spare me your

high tone bullshit.

I won't let you!

Hey, it's a dog-eat-dog

world out there.

Just mind your own business.

You... you are...

Come on out.

Somebody help me!

Get up.

Let go.

OK, fine. Let's die together.

Get th-th-those bastards! Now!

Go after them!

Go after them!

You're only making it worse.

Let us go, please.

Grab them.

I beg you, let us go.

You piece of sh*t.

Shut your trap.

You sh*t!

Let go, you f***!

I'll make sure you

never walk again.

No!

Give me your hand.

Will he be okay?

That dog deserves to die.

Ouch... ow...

Hey, watch where you're going!

Hey, watch where you're going!

Sprained your eyes, did ya?

Not my eyes, but my legs did

comin' o'er the hill.

Hey, you sound like

Kang the Blind!

And you stink like

Bong the Blind!

Well! Hail fellow, well met!

Let's see, am I over here,

and you over there?

No, I'm over here and

you over there.

No, I'm here and you are there?

I am here. You are there.

- Where? Where?

- Here. Here.

Let's go to Seoul.

And we'll put on a show

to end all shows!

Ouch, ow, ow...

What's the matter?

I haven't eaten in years.

My head is spinning

and can't see nothin' straight...

I can't do this no more.

- So it is.

- What do you say folks?

This cheeky fool says,

No pay, no play.

Shall we call it a day?

We're the best showmen in town,

just workin' for a livin'.

Thank you, sir,

thank you, thank you.

You expect money for

some crap like that?

Do you folks want to see

some real skill?

Show us what you got.

A cheap third-rate,

but still not

entirely without talent...

A country bumpkin

with ambition, I see...

I guess I could teach you

a thing or two.

Watch and learn, eh?

Sure.

Talent like that

will get you far.

But, sorry to say, not with this

sophisticated audience.

Maybe you should retire.

Don't you agree?

This time it will be

a pair-jump.

Don't blink or you'll miss

the action, eh?

Howdy, I'm Six Dix.

He's Seven Ravin' and

that one's Eight Pate.

Say, where is the biggest

show spot in Seoul?

It's been a while

since there was one.

Why is that?

Don't tell me you don't know?

The King's cleared out

half the city

to double his hunting ground.

With only half

the people as before,

there ain't gonna be no show.

But there is

another kind of show...

Gosh, I feel just awful!

I have 9!

Raking in money like

the King does virgins.

Nah, I ain't that good yet.

Now, let's see

if I am as lucky as

that tramp Nok-su.

Who's Nok-su?

Nok-su the Whore?

The b*tch has the King

living inside her skirt.

Before, she had every rich man

living inside her skirt.

Every dime I ever won

went right into

her bearded pouch.

Here comes that

awful feelin' again!

I have 8!

So where is my cut?

Let's do this again tomorrow.

It's only the first game,

so, Captain...

Mind if I call you 'Captain'?

So, just like today, you...

If I help you make

more money tomorrow...

Will you do as I say?

Captain, don't start

giving orders.

So, what's your plan?

We mock the King.

The King?

Did you not hear?

In front of a c*nt,

every man kneels.

Is the King any better than

the rest of us?

The King's bed, that's where

the big money is.

Just a minute.

I ain't playing no eunuch!

I got balls!

This is bullshit.

Forget it, I'm out.

- Oh, man!

- Come on!

It's better than starving,

I suppose.

Go!

Hurry up!

"None."

Eunuch Kim,

what haste causes thee

to jingle thy bells so?

Hee haw!

Jingle, shingle!

Sure, if I had any!

I'd jingle-jangle all the way!

That's odd,

I'm sure I heard jingles.

Were they my bells, then?

Wasn't it?

Nok-su, Royal Consort.

- Isn't she the King's Consort?

- Sure is.

What on earth is that woman doing!

People say,

she a Lady now but she still

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