The President's Barber (효자동 이발사) 20 years old

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

The President's Barber

A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.

Credits

The President's Barber Cast

Name Character
Song Kang-ho He was 37, now 57 years old as Seong Han-mo
Jeong Gyu-su He was 46, now 67 years old as Mr. Wang
Moon So-ri She was 29, now 50 years old as Kim Min-ja
Son Byung-ho He was 41, now 62 years old as Jang Heok-su
Oh Dal-su He was 35, now 56 years old as Mr. Ahn
Lee Jae-eun She was 24, now 44 years old as Seong Nak-an
Jo Young-jin He was 41, now 62 years old as President

The President's Barber Crew

Name Department
Choi Yong-bae as Producer. He was 40 (now 60) years old Production
Kim Hyun as Editor. She was 11 (now 31) years old Editing
Cho Yong-kyu as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 60) years old Camera
Kim Suk-won as Sound Supervisor. He was 110 (84) years old when He died Sound
Lim Chan-sang as Director. Directing
Lim Chan-sang as Writer. Writing
Choi Jae-won as Producer. Production
The President's Barber poster
The President's Barber (20 years)

A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 05, 2004
  • Runtime: 116 minutes