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Tree with Deep Roots

IMDb 7.3 2011 • 70 min • Drama

Director

Kim Young-hyun

Country

KR

Plot Summary

Deep Rooted Tree is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. Based on the novel of the same title by Lee Jeong-myeong, it aired on SBS from October 5 to December 22, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while King Sejong comes to create the Korean written language.

Top Cast

Han Suk-kyu
Han Suk-kyu King Se-jong
Jang Hyuk
Jang Hyuk Kang Chae-yoon / Ddol-bok
Shin Sae-kyeong
Shin Sae-kyeong So-yi / Dam
Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee Soo-hyuk Yoon Pyeong
Cho Jin-woong
Cho Jin-woong Moo-hyul