The Slave Hunters (2010)
The Slave Hunters is a 2010 South Korean action historical drama set in the Joseon Dynasty about a slave hunter who is tracking down a general-turned-runaway slave as well as searching for the woman he loves. It aired on KBS2 from January 6 to March 25, 2010 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes.
An adequate display of muscular brawn, intricate yet gritty fight scenes, bawdy humor and eloquent moments of pathos and humanity made the series both visually and intellectually appealing to audiences. Critics gave special mention to director Kwak Jung-hwan’s lush cinematography, the use of a Red One camera giving each shot its theater-worthy luster. The hit series topped the ratings chart for 7 consecutive weeks, averaging 31.7% and reaching a peak of 35.9%.
The series was honored at the Seoul International Drama Awards, and the KBS Drama Awards. Jang also received a best actor nomination from the 2011 International Emmy Awards for his performance.
Genre: Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
Actor: Ahn Suk-hwan Amaury Nolasco Billy Lush Byron Lawson Chance Kelly Cho Hyun-chul Cole Hauser Danny Ahn Eric Nenninger Gong Hyung-jin Ha-eun Kim Han Bo-reum Han Ji-min Han Jung-soo Hyun Bin Ingrid Kavelaars James Ransone Jang Hyuk Jesse Metcalfe Jo Han-chul Joanne Kelly Jonah Lotan Joo Min-kyung Jung Hae-in Jung Yoo-jin Kang Ki-Doong Kellan Lutz Kelli Giddish Kil Hae-yeon Kim Eui-sung Kim Eung-soo Kim Jun-han Kim Sun-young Kim Tae-woo Kim Yu-mi Lee Da-hae Lee Hak-joo Lee Jong-suk Lee Moo-saeng Lee Na-young Lee Sang-hee Lee Seung-joon Lee Tergesen Lim Seong-eon Luke Perry Malcolm-Jamal Warner Min Jin-woong Neal Jones Oh Ji-ho Park Chan-yeol Park Gyu-young Park Hoon Park Shin-hye Pawel Szajda Peter Stebbings Rose Rollins Sean Astin Song Seung-hwan Stark Sands Sung Dong-il Wi Ha-jun Yun Seul
Director: David Simon, J. Michael Straczynski, Kim Eun, Kwak Jung-hwan
Duration: 70 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2010-01-06
IMDb: 7.7