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The Attorney

The Attorney

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The Attorney

"No money. No connections. No degree."

2013

2h 7m

7.8(232 votes)

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Drama

Overview

Song Woo-seok is a lawyer with no clients. When his friend's son is falsely accused of a crime and tortured, he takes up the case and the course of his life changes for good.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho

Song Woo-seok

Kim Young-ae

Kim Young-ae

Choi Sun-ae

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Park Dong-ho

Yim Si-wan

Yim Si-wan

Park Jin-woo

Kwak Do-won

Kwak Do-won

Cha Dong-yeong

Jo Min-ki

Jo Min-ki

Kang Byeong-chul

Song Young-chang

Song Young-chang

Lee Seok-ju

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Lee Yoon-taek

Jung Won-joong

Jung Won-joong

Kim Sang-pil

Lee Hang-na

Lee Hang-na

Jang Soo-kyeong

Creative team

Directed by: Yang Woo-seok
Written by: Yang Woo-seok
Yoon Hyun-ho
Produced by: Jeong Mun-gu
Jay Choi

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