{{Short description|South Korean television series}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | alt_name = | native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto|hangul=^무인시대|hanja=武人時代}} | genre = [[Sageuk|Historical]] | creator = | writer = Yoo Dong-yoon | director = {{ubl|Shin Chang-suk|Kim Sung-geun|Yoon Chang-bum}} | creative_director = | starring = {{ubl||[[Seo In-seok]]|Kim Heung-ki|[[Park Yong-woo]]|[[Lee Deok-hwa]]|[[Kim Kap-soo]]}} | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | end_theme = | composer = | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_episodes = 158 | executive_producer = Lee Nok-young | producer = Jung Young-chul | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 50–60 minutes<br>Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 ([[Time in South Korea|KST]]) | company = | channel = [[KBS1]] | first_aired = {{start date|2002|5|2}} | last_aired = {{end date|2003|9|26}} }}
'''''Age of Warriors''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^무인시대|rr=yes}}) is a South Korean [[sageuk|historical]] [[Korean drama|television series]]. It aired on [[KBS1]] from May 2, 2002 to September 26, 2003, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:45 ([[Time in South Korea|KST]]) for 158 episodes. It is KBS' third histocal series set in [[Goryeo]] after ''[[Taejo Wang Geon (TV series)|Taejo Wang Geon]]'' and ''[[The Dawn of the Empire]]'', and the largest TV production of the time, with over 130 major actors and a total production cost of 30 billion won.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Min-sun|script-title=ko:[방송] '무인시대'… 서사시로 그린 고려 '쿠데타50년'|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2003/01/26/2003012670256.html|date=2003-01-26|access-date=2024-02-10|language=ko|archive-date=2024-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204005612/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2003/01/26/2003012670256.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Written by Yoo Dong-yoon and directed by Yoon Chang-bum and Shin Chang-suk, the series covers 50 years of [[Goryeo military regime|the military rule over Goryeo]], from the coup in 1170 until the death of Choe Chung-heon in 1219, and was filmed predominantly on open sets at [[Mungyeong]], [[North Gyeongsang Province|North Gyeongsang]], and [[Jecheon]], [[North Chungcheong Province|North Chungcheong]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eo|first=Soo-woong|script-title=ko:'무인시대' 이의민역 이덕화, "여자 셋 거느리자니 밤시간 쪼개 쓰죠"|url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2004/02/12/2004021270219.html|date=2004-02-12|access-date=2024-02-10|language=ko|archive-date=2024-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902083715/https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2004/02/12/2004021270219.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=KBS 고려사 제3탄 「무인시대」|url=https://www.kihoilbo.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=21308|date=2003-01-23|access-date=2024-02-10|language=ko|archive-date=2024-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902083716/http://www.kihoilbo.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=21308|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Age of Warriors'' recorded a viewership rating of 20–23% in about a month after its first broadcast.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Young-ho|title=KBS '무인시대' 전성시대|url=https://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=20030314000160|date=2003-03-14|access-date=2024-02-10|language=ko|archive-date=2024-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902083720/https://www.busan.com/view/busan/view.php?code=20030314000160|url-status=live}}</ref> It was appreciated for its non-stop battle scenes, the fast story development, and the detailed and realistic portrayal of the endless plots and massacres to seize power.<ref name=":0" />
==Cast== ===Main characters=== * [[Seo In-seok]] as [[Yi Ui-bang]] * Kim Heung-ki as [[Jeong Jung-bu]] * [[Park Yong-woo]] as [[Gyeong Dae-seung]] * [[Lee Deok-hwa]] as [[Yi Ui-min]] * [[Kim Kap-soo]] as [[Choe Chung-heon]] ** [[Ryu Deok-hwan]] as young Choe Chung-heon
===Royal household=== ;Male member * Lee Sung-ho as [[Injong of Goryeo|King Injong]], 17th monarch * Lee Dong-shin as Wang Ji-in, Injong's half brother * Lee Hwa-jin as Wang Gak-gwan, Injong's half brother * [[Kim Kyu-chul]] as [[Uijong of Goryeo|King Uijong]], 18th monarch * Kim Kyung-eung as Marquess Daeryeong * [[Kim Byung-se]] as [[Myeongjong of Goryeo|King Myeongjong]], 19th monarch * Lee Woo-suk as [[Sinjong of Goryeo|King Sinjong]], 20th monarch * [[Jung Tae-woo]] as [[Huijong of Goryeo|King Huijong]], 21st monarch * Na Kyung-min as [[Prince Yangyang|Marquess Deokyang]] * Son In-woo as [[Duke Changwon]] * Park Byung-sun as [[Gangjong of Goryeo|King Gangjong]], 22nd monarch ** [[Lee In (actor)|Lee In]]{{efn|Credited as Lee Joon.}} as young King Gangjong (Crown Prince Wang Suk) * Oh Hyun-chul as [[Gojong of Goryeo|King Gojong]] (Crown Prince Wang Cheol), 23rd monarch * Jung Yoon-suk as Crown Prince Wang Jeon, later the 24th monarch [[Wonjong of Goryeo|King Wonjong]] * [[Park Gun-woo (actor)|Park Gun-woo]] as Yi Ui-min's second son
;Female member * Kim Yoon-kyung as [[Queen Gongye|Empress Dowager Im]] * [[Kim Bo-mi]] as [[Queen Seonpyeong|Empress Seonpyeong]] * [[Park Eun-bin]] as [[Queen Sapyeong]], Ui-bang's daughter * [[Chae Min-seo]] as [[Queen Seongpyeong]] * Jo Yang-ja as [[Queen Wondeok]] * Yoon Ji-yoo as [[Queen Anhye]] * Choi Jung-won as [[Queen Janggyeong of the Kim clan|Queen Janggyeong]] * Choi Ha-na as [[Princess Suan (Myeongjong)|Princess Suan]], Myeongjong's second daughter * Oh Soo-min as [[Princess Yeonhui|Princess Yeonhee]], Myeongjong's first daughter * Yoo Hye-jung as Lady Im, [[Queen Gongye|Empress Dowager Im]]'s little sister * Lee Ja-young as Myung-Choon, Myeongjong's concubine * Go Eun-mi as Soon-Joo, Myeongjong's concubine
;Palace servant * Jung Yong-sook as Court Lady Choi, Myeongjong's maid * Heo Jin as Court Lady Jo, Gongye's maid * Ahn Hae-sook as Court Lady Jang * Yoo Byung-joon as Wang Gwang-chwi, Uijong's eunuch who died during the rebellion * Yoo Byung-han as Hansuk * Lee Choon-shik as Eunuch Choi * Lee Kyung-young as Eunuch Jo, Myeongjong's eunuch
===Ministers and warriors=== * Joo Hyo-man as [[Kim Pusik|Kim Boo-shik]] * Kim Jong-kyul as Moon Geuk-kyum * Park Young-ji as Kim Don-joong, Boo-shik's son * Heo Ki-ho as Lee Gong-seung * Shin Dong-hoon as Moon Jang-pil * Park Byung-ho as Jo Young-in * Choi Sang-hoon as Jo Choong, Young-in's son * Jung Jin-kak as Han Roi * Yoo Soon-chul as Im Jong-shik * Kim In-tae as Yoon In-chum * Yang Hyung-ho as Woo Seung-kyung * Kim Joon-mo as Yoo Eung-kyoo * Kim Sung-won as Han Moon-joon * Nam Young-jin as Wang Jun-myung * Lee Il-woong as Lee In-ro * Jung Woon-yong as Uhm Shin-yak * Jang Chil-koon as Geum Ui * Cha Kwang-soo as [[Yi Gyubo|Lee Kyoo-bo]] * Maeng Ho-rim as Im Yoo * Shin Won-kyoon as Kim Koon-soo
;Warriors of Uijong's era * Kim Ki-bok as Baek Im-ji * Kim Kyoo as Jung Se-yoo * Lee Gye-young as Jung Jon-shil
===Rebellion people=== * Park Kyung-deuk as Han Sun * Kwon Hyuk-ho as Kim Bo-dang * Song Jong-won as Jang Soon-suk * Yang Jae-won as Han Un-kook * Choi Dong-joon as Jo Wi-chong * Baek Seung-woo as Jo Kyung, Wi-chong's son * Jeon Byung-ok as Kim Jon-shim * Hwang Duk-jae as Hyun Duk-soo * Lee Chi-woo as Hyun Dam-yoon, Duk-soo's father * Park Jin-sung as Mang Yi * Ham Suk-hoon as Mang So-yi * Oh Sung-yul as Lee Gwang * Lee Jae-yun as Son Chung * Yoon Seung-won as [[Manjeok|Man-jeok]] * Myung Ro-jin as Soon Jung * [[Jung Doo-hong]] as Mi Jo-yi * [[Ko Kyu-pil]] as Yun Bok * Han Tae-il as Hyo Sam * Won Wan-kyoo as Hyun Oh * Kang Ji-hoo as Kim Sa-mi * Kim Young-suk as Hyo Shim * Im Jung-il as Lee Bi * Bang Hyung-joo as Pae Jwa
;People from [[Silla]] * Moon Hoi-won as Kim Ja-yang * Choi Dong-kyoo as a man who longing for the noble position * Lee Do-ryun as Kim In-kyum
;People in [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin dynasty]] * Moon Hoi-won as [[Emperor Shizong of Jin|Emperor Sejong]], the 5th Emperor * Park Woong as Bo, a member of the royal family * Kim Dae-hwan as Wanyan Heng, a member of the royal family * [[Joo Jin-mo (actor, born 1974)|Joo Jin-mo]] as Imperial Prince [[Wanyan Yungong]] * Shin Joon-young as Yayool Kyoo * Lee Hyo-jung as Suk To-heuk, Sejong's father-in-law * Park Yoo-seung as a translator * Kim Jin-oh as ''Sa-sin''
;People in [[Song dynasty]] * Lee Jung-yong as [[Emperor Qinzong|Emperor Heumjong]], the last Emperor * [[Choi Woo-hyuk (actor, born 1985)|Choi Woo-hyuk]] as Crown Prince Zhao Chen * [[Shin Goo]] as an old man (merchant)
;People in [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Eastern Jin]] * Yoo Dong-keun as [[Puxian Wannu]], the 1st ruler * Lee Ui-sun as General Wanyan Ziyuan
;People in [[Mongol Empire]] * Kim Myung-soo as [[Genghis Khan]], the 1st Emperor * [[Kil Yong-woo]] as Imperial Prince [[Ögedei Khan|Ögedei]] * Ji Dae-han as Imperial Prince [[Chagatai Khan|Chagatai]] * Lee Gye-young as General Sallita * Kim Joo-ho as a Marshal general * Go Tae-san as Vice Marshal Poridaewan * Lee Doo-sup as [[Yelü Chucai]] * Ahn Seung-hoon as Yelü Liuge, a vassal from Khitan Liao
;People in [[Liao dynasty|Khitan Liao]] * Ra Jae-woong as Yelü Sibu, the 1st monarch of [[Later Liao]] * Jin Bong-jin as Gulno, the 2nd monarch of [[Later Liao]] * Kim Kyung-ryong as Prince Geumsan, Prince of Georan and later the 3rd monarch of [[Later Liao]] * [[Jung Ho-keun]] as Hamsa, the 5th monarch of [[Later Liao]] * Jo Joo-hyun as a general * Jeon Il-bum as a military officer * Park Yoon-bae as a soldier
;People in [[Western Xia]] * Jung Bo-suk as [[Emperor Xiangzong of Western Xia|Emperor Yangjong]], the 7th monarch. * Uhm Chul-ho as [[Emperor Shenzong of Western Xia|Lee Joon-wook]]
;People in [[Khwarazmian Empire]] * Jo Kyung-hwan as [[Jalal al-Din Mangburni]], the last Sultan.
===Other=== * [[Park Jun-gyu]] as [[Yi Go]] * [[Kim Ae-ran (actress)|Kim Ae-ran]] as Lady Park * [[Lee Min-woo (actor)|Lee Min-woo]] as Jeong Gyeon * Kim Hyung-il as Choe Chung-su * Jung Jae-gon as [[Choe Woo]] ** [[Lee David]] as young Choe Woo * Choi Sung-joon as Choe Hyang ** Shin Seung-joon as young Choe Hyang
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Recipient !Result |- |2003 |[[KBS Drama Awards]] |Best Actor |[[Park Yong-woo]] |{{won}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://program.kbs.co.kr/1tv/drama/mooin/pc/index.html}} {{in lang|ko}} * {{IMDb title|29604999}}
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