The movie depicts the three months before Choong-nyung (the future Sejong the Great) becomes king. The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which follows the history of the Joseon Dynasty between 1413 and 1865, leaves out records of this crucial period. While future generations would come to know him as King Sejong, the legendary figure who created the Korean alphabet and advanced the country’s scientific research and law, Prince Choong-nyung was originally dismissed as a reclusive bookworm. When his older brothers Yangnyeong and Hyoryeong fail to impress their father King Taejong, the king makes a royal command for Choong-nyung to become the next ruler of the kingdom instead.
as Grand Prince Choong-nyung / Deok-chil
as Hwang Hee
as Shin Ik-yeok
as King Taejong
as Hae-goo
as Warrior Hwang-goo
as Soo-yeon
as Prince Yangnyeong
as Crowned Princess
as Sol-bi
as Jang Young-sil
as Geun-bae
as Uigeumbu ascetic
as Tribute young woman
as Warehouse Servant
as Sol-bi's mother
