God of War (TV series)

God of War
File:God of war korean poster.jpg
Also known as	Mooshin Soldier Military Official
Genre	Historical period drama Action
Written by	Lee Hwan-kyung
Directed by	Kim Jin-min Kim Heung-dong
Starring	Kim Joo-hyuk Kim Gyu-ri Jeong Bo-seok Park Sang-min Joo Hyun Lee Joo-hyun Hong Ah-reum
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language(s)	Korean
No. of episodes	56
Production
Running time	70 minutes
Release
Original network	Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release	February 11 (2012-02-11) – September 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)
External links
Website

God of War (Hangul: 무신; RR: Musin; lit. "Soldier") is a 2012 South Korean television series starring Kim Joo-hyuk as the real-life historical figure Kim Jun who was written about in the Goryeosa. It aired on MBC from February 11 to September 15, 2012 on Saturdays and Sundays at 20:40 for 56 episodes.

Plot

Kim Jun is the son of an escaped palace slave, who gets raised by monks. Years later, after being torn from his home during wartime, Kim Jun must renounce his pacifist ways to partake in a deadly game that could be his ticket to freedom from his masters, Choe Chung-heon's clan. During the Mongol invasions of Korea, Kim Jun rises in the ranks to become the top military official, and eventually rules the Goryeo empire for 60 years in place of its king.

Cast

• Kim Joo-hyuk as Kim In-jun/Kim Jun
• Kim Gyu-ri as Choe Song-yi
• Jeong Bo-seok as Choe Woo
• Park Sang-min as Choe Yang-baek
• Joo Hyun as Choe Chung-heon
• Lee Joo-hyun as Kim Yak-seon
• Hong Ah-reum as Wol-ah/An-shim
• Kang Shin-il as Monk Soo-beop
• Park Sang-wook as Lee Gong-ju
• Jung Sung-mo as Choe Hyang
• Baek Do-bin as Choe Hang
• Kim Seo-ra as Choe Woo's first wife
• Jung Ho-bin as Song Gil-yoo
• Kim Young-pil as General Park Song-bi
• Noh Young-guk as Daejib Sung
• Chun Ho-jin as Lee Gyu-bo
• Ahn Byung-kyung as Kim Deok-myung
• Kim Cheol-ki as General Kim Kyung-son
• Park Hae-soo as Kim Yun-hu
• Oh Young-soo as Monk Soogi
• Park Dong-bin as Hong-ji
• Ahn Jae-mo as Im Yeon
• Jin Seon-kyu as Gab-yi
• Kim Hyuk as Man-jong
• Kim Yoo-mi as Choe Woo's second wife
• Lee Seok-joon as Lee Jang-yong
• Lee Seung-hyo as King Gojong
• Im Jong-yoon as General Choe Choon-myung
• Kim Jung-hak as Monk Jin-pyo
• Kim Ha-eun as Choon-shim
• Choi Jae-ho as Ryu Song-jeol
• Jo Eun-sook as Gan-nan of Tobang kitchen
• Go Soo-hee as Nan-jang of Tobang kitchen
• Yoo Na-young as Yeon-shim
• Yoon Dong-hwan as General Tanku of the Mongol Empire
• Kim Joo-young as General Lee Won-jeong of Cheolju fortress
• Lee Dong-shin as Supreme Commander General Sartai of the Mongol Empire
• Choi Deok-moon as General Lee Hee-juk of Cheolju fortress
• Choi Soo-rin as Lee Hee-juk's wife
• Kwon Tae-won as General Park Seo of Kwiju fortress
• Kim Yong-woon as Gu-pil
• Jo Sang-gu as General Putau of the Mongol Empire
• Baek Won-kil as Kyun-ga
• Seo Kwang as Woo-ga
• Choi Min as Kang Woo-moon
• Jung Sun-il as Joo-sook
• Choi Kyu-hwan as Yoo-jung
• Ha Soo-ho as Hwangbo Joon-chang
• Jang Tae-sung as Won-bal
• Kim Yun-tae as Amoogan
• Seung-kyu as Kim Hong-chee
• Bae Jin-sub as Oh Seung-jeok
• Lee Seung-hyung as Ryu Neung
• Jeon No-min as Moon Dae (cameo)
• Lee Hee-jin as Nan-yi (cameo)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2012	MBC Drama Awards	Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Kim Joo-hyuk	Nominated
			Jeong Bo-seok	Nominated
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Kim Gyu-ri	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama	Park Sang-min	Nominated
			Lee Joo-hyun	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama	Hong Ah-reum	Nominated
		Best Young Actress	Noh Jung-ui	Nominated

International broadcast

It aired in Thailand on Channel 5 from April 21 to December 30, 2015.

External links

• God of War official MBC website (Korean)
• God of War at MBC Global Media
• God of War at HanCinema
• Soldier at IMDb