The Iron Empress
03/01/2009
Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power.
TV Show Information
Chae Shi-ra
as Empress Chun Chu
Lee Duck-hwa
as Kang Kam-Chan
Choi Jae-sung
as Gang Jo
Moon Jeong-hee
as Empress Munhwa
Lee In-hye
as Empress Seonjeon
Lee In
as King Mokjong
Kim Byeong-gi
as
Jang Soon Gook
as Yoo Jong
Lee Hyun-kyoung
as Empress Mundeok
Park Eun-bin
as Hwang Bo Seol [Young]
Kim So-eun
as Hwang Bo Su [Young]
Ko Kyu-phil
as Jang Myung-Gil
Park Ji-il
as Kim Shim-Eon
Kim Ji-hoon
as King Hyeon-Jong
