The Age of Heroes

Details

Title: 영웅시대 (英雄時代) / Yeongwungsidae
Also known as: Heroic Age
Genre: Drama, History
Episodes: 70
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2004-Jul-05 to 2005-Mar-01
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55

Synopsis

The story is centered on the rise and fall of two major industrialists in South Korea during the second half of the 20th century, depicting the life and times of the founders of Hyundai and Samsung groups.

Source: JoongAng Daily

Cast

Se Gi Group (based on Hyundai)

Cha In Pyo as Chun Tae San
- Choi Bool Am as older Tae San
- Baek Sung Hyun as young Tae San
Kim Gab Soo as Chun Sa Kook (Tae San's fourth son)
Kim Dong Soo as Jang In Kyu (older adult)
- Kim Joon Hong (김준홍) as Jang In Kyu (young adult)
Lee Kye In as Chun Tae Sool
- Lee Dong Ho as young Tae Sool
Lee Hye Sook as Chun Tae Hee (Tae San's younger sister)
- Han Hye Jin as young adult Tae Hee
- Ha Seung Ri as young Tae Hee
Na Han Il as Chun Tae Chang (Tae San's younger brother)
- Lee Suk Min (이석민) as young Tae Chang
Park Hyung Joon as Park Choon Sam
- Yeon Kyu Jin as older Park Choon Sam
- Kwak Jung Wook as Park Choon Sam (young)
Kang Suk Woo as Chun Il Kook
Yoo Dong Geun as Park Dae Chul
Maeng Sang Hoon as Lee Sang Goo
- Bae Do Hwan as Lee Sang Goo (younger)
Ahn Jung Hoon as Park Il (young adult)
- Shin Dong Hoon as Park Il (older adult)
Kang Min Kyu (강민규) as Chun Tae Il (Tae San's younger brother)
Lee Young Bum as Chun Oh Kook (Tae San's fifth son)
Park Chan Hwan as Chun Sam Kook
Yoon Yong Hyun as Director Yang

Government

Dae Han Group (based on Samsung)

Jun Kwang Ryul as Kook Dae Ho
- Jung Wook as older Kook Dae Ho
Lee Hyo Jung as Kook Chul Min
Jung Sung Mo as Kook Chul Seung
Im Chae Moo as Kook Chul Kyu (adult)
Kim Sung Hwan as Secretary Han
Kim Sang Soon as Director Hwang
Park Woong as Kim Jae Hong
Choi Jae Ho as Im Dong Ho
Park Young Tae as Shin Yang Soo

Others

Lee Young Hoo as Kang Yoon Geun
Im Ji Eun as Kang Hye Young
Lee Dae Ro as Kwon Young Kam
Goo Bo Suk (구보석) as Kwon Tae Ki
Kim Ji Soo as Park So Sun
- Yoon Young Ah as young So Sun
Ahn Byung Kyung as So Sun's father
Kim Yoon Kyung as Park Bo Sal
Im Hyun Shik as Tae San's father
Sun Woo Eun Sook as Tae San's mother
Jung In Sun as Chun Tae Sook (Tae San's younger sister)
Kim Min Kyung as Hyun Young Soon (Tae San's wife)
Jo Hyun Sook as Yoon So Young (Sa Kook's wife)
Jun Soo Yeon as Yoo Sang Hee (Dae Ho's wife)
Ahn Suk Hwan as security chief
Lee Cham as journalist James Corner
Lee Jong Goo as Yoon Bo Sun
Jun Ik Ryung as Kwon Young Hee
Jung Ki Sung as evening class teacher
Kim Ik Tae as Gyeonggi governor
Ha Joo Hee as Yoon Jung Ae
Baek Seung Hyun as Min Dae Young
Yoo In Suk
Han Young Kwang
Lee Jung Hoon
Jang Ki Bum
Song Seung Yong
Shin Jong Hoon
Kim Moo Hyung
Goo Jung Rim
Kwon Sung Duk
Lee Ji Hyung

Production Credits

Chief Producer: Shin Ho Gyun
Director: So Won Young, Kim Jin Min, Park Hong Kyun
Screenwriter: Lee Hwan Kyung
Composer: Kim Soo Jin

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