Strong

MASTER SCORE 60.8 / 100

2014Action / Crime / Thriller1h 44m

FOR THE EMPEROR

“Only the strong becomes the emperor.”

A former professional baseball player becomes entangled in loan-sharking and mob connections after a fixing scandal ejects him from his sport. When his girlfriend vanishes he is forced to confront his mentor and enter a deadly battle.

Above the Line

Sang Jun Park·DirectorLee Yong-soo·ScreenplayCha Taek-kyun·Director of PhotographyDalpalan·Original Music ComposerPark Kyoung-suk·Editor

Cast

Lee Min-ki·Lee HwanPark Sung-woong·Jung Sang-haLee Tae-im·Cha Yeon-sooKim Jong-goo·Han-deukJung Heung-Chae·Jak-dooLee Jae-won·Kyung-sooPark Jin-woo·ProsecutorHan Jae-yeong·Tae-mooLee Yoo-jun·Sang-ha's SubordinateYou Chea-myung·Broker

Full Crew

(25 credits)

Directing· 1

Park Sang-joon·Director

Writing· 1

Lee Yong-soo·Screenplay

Camera· 1

Cha Taek-kyun·Director of Photography

Editing· 4

Park Kyoung-suk·EditorKim Chang-ju·EditorKim Mi-young·EditorHan Mi-yeon·Assistant Editor

Sound & Music· 2

Dalpalan·Original Music ComposerLee Seung-yeop·Sound Supervisor

Art & Design· 3

Son Na-ri·Costume DesignPark Jae-hyeon·Production DesignKim Yun-hui·Makeup & Hair

Production· 3

Lee Tae-hun·Executive ProducerHwang Sang-gil·Line ProducerPark Min-cheol·Line Producer

Other Departments· 10

Jeong Bong-yeon·StuntsHan Jeong-uk·StuntsYang Hae-gil·StuntsLee Byung-kwan·Lighting DirectorKwon Ji-hoon·StuntsMun Byeong-yong·Visual EffectsHeo Myeong-haeng·Fight ChoreographerKim Seon-wung·StuntsSong Won-jong·StuntsLee Hyung-gil·Stunts

By the Numbers

60.8

OF 100

Master Score

5.7

OF 10

IMDb

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CRITICS

Rotten Tomatoes

$4M

Worldwide Gross

Oscar Wins

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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind For the Emperor's key art.

Dominant Palette

3 colors

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Mood

Serious

Composition

Centered

Era

2010s

Visual Style

Photographic

“The movie poster features a close-up of an older Asian man's face in profile, looking to the right. He has short, dark hair with graying temples and a mustache ”

Key Elements

Man's FaceMovie TitleFilm Credits

Atmosphere

Dark

Color Mood

Dark

Setting

None Visible

Design Score

7/10