Gangsters, resistance fighters, and one man who lived through Korea's darkest century.
Season 1 • Episode 124
LatestThis historical drama focuses on the life of Du-han Kim, who survived the times of trials and tribulations. It takes you inside the world of strong-willed men who had to live the dark days of Korean history.
Acting
Ahn Jae-mo's intense physicality as young Du-han.
Production
Brutal period detail of 1920s-50s Seoul.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kim Du-han was a real figure — son of independence fighter Kim Chwa-chin, later a notorious Seoul gangster and briefly a politician. The series tries to reconcile this contradiction.
This was part of MBC's 'Rustic Period' trilogy; the other two focused on different strongmen of the era, creating an unofficial shared universe of Korean masculine suffering.
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