¡The King's Letters
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[Machine Translation] For the country, for the people - Historical drama entertainment depicting the passion and struggle of King Sejong who risked his life to create his own unique script! To create letters for the people. The film vividly depicts the struggle of King Sejong, who is considered one of the greatest monarchs in the history of the Joseon Dynasty, and a lowly monk to create a new script unique to Joseon. A splendid performance by Song Gang-ho and Park Hae-il! --The last eight years of the life of King Sejong, who devoted himself to the creation of Hangeul, a new script unique to Joseon. It was the reign of King Sejong, the fourth king of the Joseon Dynasty. Only the upper classes had the privilege of learning and using Chinese characters. King Sejong (Song Gang-ho), frustrated by this situation, decided to create a unique Joseon script that could be easily learned and written by the common people. He called in Shinmi ( Park Hae-il ), a monk of low status who knew many languages, and his disciples, and asked for their cooperation. The king's subjects are furious at the unprecedented situation in which the king, the highest-ranking person in the country, joins hands with the lowest-ranking monk to provide letters to the common people. Despite the adversity and conflict, King Sejong the Great and Shinmi push forward with the creation of a new script to be presented to the people...! Note: There are various theories about the creation of Hangeul.
Original Release Year: 2019
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