The Iron Empress
천추태후
Overview
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.
Cast
Chae Shi-ra
Empress Chun Chu
Lee Duck-hwa
Kang Kam-Chan
Choi Jae-sung
Gang Jo
Moon Jeong-hee
Empress Munhwa
Lee In-hye
Empress Seonjeon
Lee In
King Mokjong
Kim Byeong-gi
Jang Soon Gook
Yoo Jong
Lee Hyun-kyoung
Empress Mundeok
Park Eun-bin
Hwang Bo Seol [Young]
Kim So-eun
Hwang Bo Su [Young]
Ko Kyu-pil
Jang Myung-Gil
Park Ji-il
Kim Shim-Eon
Kim Ji-hoon
King Hyeon-Jong
