The Man Standing Next (2020)
In the 1970s, Korea is under the absolute control of the President Park, who controls the KCIA, the organization with an edge over any branch of government. The director of KCIA, KIM Gyu-pyeong, is the seemingly most prospective second-in-command. In the midst of reign of fear, a former KCIA director, PARK Yong-gak who knows all about the government’s obscure operations, exiles to the U.S. where the investigation of ‘Koreagate’ is underway. As the tension escalates, the stifling political maneuvering by the all second-in-command’s unfolds.
Country: South Korea
Directors: Woo Min-ho
Casts: Lee Byung-hun as Kim Gyu-pyeong, Lee Sung-min as President Park, Kwak Do-won as Park Yong-gak, Lee Hee-jun as Kwak Sang-cheon, Kim So-jin as Deborah Shim, Seo Hyun-woo as Jeon Du-hyeok, Kim Min-sang as Jang Seung-ho, Kim Hong-pa as Ambassador Yun, Park Ji-Il as Kim Gye-hoon, Ji Hyun-jun as KCIA agent Ham Dae-yong, Park Seong-geun as KCIA secretary Kang Chang-su, Lee Tae-hyeong as KCIA agent Yoo Dong-hoon, Kim Seung-hoon as Professor Lim, Ju Seok-tae as Shin Ik-chi, Lee Yang-hee as Congressman Kim, Cho Hye-joo as College student, John D. Michaels as Congressman Harrington, Lee Seung-jin as Driver