{{Redirect-distinguish|Ganshin|Gan-Shin}} {{Infobox film | name = The Treacherous | native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^간신|hanja=姦臣}} | image = The_Treacherous-poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Min Kyu-dong | producer = Min Jin-su | writer = Lee Yoon-seong <br /> Min Kyu-dong | starring = Ju Ji-hoon <br /> Kim Kang-woo <br /> Chun Ho-jin <br /> Lim Ji-yeon <br /> Lee Yoo-young <br /> Cha Ji-yeon | music = Kim Jun-seong | cinematography = Park Hong-yeol | editing = Kim Sun-min | studio = Soo Film | distributor = Lotte Entertainment<ref>{{cite web|last1=Noh|first1=Jean|title=Filmart 2015: Hot titles - South Korea|url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/filmart/filmart-2015-hot-titles-south-korea/5085531.article|website=Screen International|accessdate=24 April 2015|date=23 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ma|first1=Kevin|title=Hot Korean titles at FilMart|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/hot-korean-titles-at-filmart|website=Film Business Asia|accessdate=24 April 2015|date=23 March 2015}}</ref> | released = {{film date|2015|5|21}} | runtime = 132 minutes | country = South Korea | language = Korean | budget = {{SK won|7 billion}} | gross = {{USD|8 million}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20142402 |title=The Treacherous (2015) |access-date=2017-08-28 |archive-date=2017-12-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224105305/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20142402 |url-status=dead }}</ref> }} '''''The Treacherous''''' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^간신|rr=yes|lit=Treacherous Subject}}) is a 2015 South Korean period drama film about Joseon's king Yeonsan, directed by Min Kyu-dong.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|title=JU Ji-hoon and KIM Kang-woo Sign on for TREACHEROUS SUBJECT|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3146|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=24 April 2015|date=26 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Baek|first1=Byung-yeul|title=Historical film tells story of Joseon tyrant|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/04/141_177329.html|website=The Korea Times|accessdate=30 April 2015|date=19 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Conran|first1=Pierce|title=ASSASSINATION and THE TREACHEROUS Find Buyers Ahead of Cannes|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=3432|website=Korean Film Biz Zone|accessdate=14 May 2015|date=14 May 2015}}</ref> It follows Im Sung-jae, a notorious vassal who, alongside his father Im Sa-hong, manipulated King Yeonsangun of Joseon. The film was theatrically released on May 21, 2015.
==Plot== In the 11th year of King Yeonsangun's reign, as schemers vie for power by offering women to control the king, the age of treacherous courtiers begins. Appointed as Chae Hong-sa, Im Sung-jae forcibly recruits beautiful women from across Joseon, calling them ''Unpyeong'', seizing the opportunity to execute his grand ambition for ultimate power. His ruthless actions, indiscriminately abducting noblewomen, commoners, and even the lower class, ignite public outrage.
To tighten his grip, Im Sung-jae and his father, Im Sa-hong, select the stunning Dan-hee for personal training, while the infamous courtesan Jang Nok-su, fearing her loss of influence, enlists Joseon's greatest gisaeng, Seol Jung-mae, to counter Dan-hee. As treacherous courtiers engage in a fierce battle for dominance, Dan-hee and Seol Jung-mae must endure rigorous training to become the ultimate gi-saek and survive in a ruthless game of power and seduction.
==Cast== {{Div col}} *Ju Ji-hoon as Im Sung-jae<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jang|first1=Sung-ran|title=Ju Ji-hoon gambles on ''Treacherous''|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3004329|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=20 May 2015|date=19 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Kim|first1=Hyung-woo|title=Interview: Joo Ji Hoon Talks about Having to Act with 30 Nude Women|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/92451/joojihoon-interview|website=enewsWorld|accessdate=21 May 2015|date=17 May 2015}}</ref> **Seo Young-joo as young Im Sung-jae *Kim Kang-woo as Yeonsangun of Joseon *Chun Ho-jin as Im Sa-hong *Lim Ji-yeon as Dan-hee<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jin|first1=Eun-soo|title=Lim Ji-yeon offered period drama role|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2990864|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=24 April 2015|date=20 June 2014}}</ref> **Kim Hyun-soo as young Dan-hee *Lee Yoo-young as Seol Jung-mae *Cha Ji-yeon as Jang Nok-su *Song Young-chang as Yu Ja-gwang *Jo Han-chul as Park Won-jong *Jang Gwang as Joseon prime minister *Jung In-gi as Head of Sungkyunkwan *Gi Ju-bong as Butcher Mr. Kim *Ryu Seon-young as wife of the head of Sungkyunkwan *Seo Ji-seung as daughter of the Prime Minister *Kim Jong-gu as Nobleman Jo *Son Young-hee as Sweet Briar, gisaeng from Miryang *Choi Ye-yoon as So-hyang, Yonggonggak gisaeng *Kim Ji-young as Mother of Deposed Queen Lady Yun *Park Myung-shin as Queen's mother *Moon Hee-kyung as Discipline sanggung *Kim Seon-ha as only daughter of nobleman Jo *Ko Kyung-pyo as Grand Prince Jinseong *Jung Man-sik as Assassin *Shim Eun-jin as Yonggonggak owner *Choi Il-hwa as Kim Il-son * Jeon Yeo-been as Woman having queen's fate by Physiognomy {{Div col end}}
==Reception==
===Box office=== The film has grossed {{SK won|8.92 billion}} ({{USD|8.09 million}}) from 1.11 million admissions at the South Korean box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/hollywood-takes-buddha-holiday-in-south-korea|title=Hollywood takes Buddha holiday in South Korea|first=Kevin|last=Ma|date=26 May 2015|accessdate=26 May 2015|website=Film Business Asia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Ma|first1=Kevin|title=Classified File opens second-placed in South Korea|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/classified-file-opens-second-placed-in-south-korea|website=Film Business Asia|accessdate=26 June 2015|date=23 June 2015}}</ref>
===Awards and nominations=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |- | rowspan=4|2015 | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best Art Direction | Lee Tae-hun | {{nom}} |- | Best Costume Design | Lee Jin-hee | {{nom}} |- | rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;" | 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | Lee Yoo-young | {{won}} |- | Best Art Direction | Lee Tae-hun | {{nom}} |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{kmdb film|14670|The Treacherous}} *{{IMDb title|4844288}} *{{hancinema film|The_Treacherous|The Treacherous}}
{{Min Kyu-dong}}
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