Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

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Movie: Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River (English title) / Bongyi Seondal Kim (literal title)
Revised romanization: Bongyi Kimseondal
Hangul: 봉이 김선달
Director: Park Dae-Min
Writer: Park Dae-Min
Producer: Kim Tae-Won, Park Jae-Hyun, Kim Bong-Seo, Suk Dong-Joon
Cinematographer: Kim Jong-Jin
Release Date: July 6, 2016
Runtime: 121 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure / Period-17th Century
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Kim Seondal (Yoo Seung-Ho) is a genius swindler, possessing an alluring appearance and boldness. He works with Bo-Won (Ko Chang-Seok), Female Buddhist Yoon (Ra Mi-Ran) and Gyeon (Xiumin). The swindler team is famous nationwide.

The team decide to steal tobacco which is the most expensive traded product. For their plan, they have to deceive the most powerful man Sung Dae-Ryeon (Cho Jae-Hyun).

Notes

Filming began June 5, 2015 and finished September 30, 2015.
Movie is based on the folktale "Bongyi Kim Sundal.”
Early working title was "Kimsundal" ("Seondal Kim").

Cast



Yoo Seung-Ho	Cho Jae-Hyun	Ko Chang-Seok	Ra Mi-Ran
Kim In-Hong	Sung Dae-Ryeon	Bo-Won	Female Buddhist Yoon



Xiumin	Seo Yea-Ji	Jun Suk-Ho	Yeon Woo-Jin
Gyeon	Gyu-Young	Lee Wan	King Hyojong

Additional Cast Members:

Kim Young-Pil - Sung Jong-Ik
Choi Gwi-Hwa - fraud in woman's dress Jung Pan-Seok
Lee Joon-Hyuk - fence (man who buys stolen items)
Ki Joo-Bong - yeogak owner
Kwon Tae-Won - high ranking public officer
Kwak Min-Suk - servant
Kim Jong-Soo - phoenix fraud noble man
Min Kyung-Jin - cotton store Mr Choi
Yoo Soon-Woong - Han Bong-Soo
Kim Min-Hyuk - Lee Wan's subordinate
Kim Hye-Won - Chief Gisaeng of Hangyang Gibang
Ko In-Beom - yarn testing machine rejection
Oh Yoon-Hong - fortune-telling fraud woman
Joo Young-Ho - royal villa guard
Kim Seo-Kyung - royal villa guard
Lee Kyu-Hyung - chief security guard of cigarette guard post
Ha Soo-Ho - security guard of cigarette warehouse
Jo Hyun-Sik - guard of school storage
Kim Seung-Hoon - royal villa eunuch
Song Jae-Ryong - farmer
Kim Kyeong-Ryong - jeweler
Jang Nam-Boo - Crown Prince of Qing dynasty
Park Sang-Hyun - Sung Dae-Ryun's soldier
Shim Chae-Won - Sung Dae-Ryun's maid
Yoo Il-Han - Sung Jong-Ik's subordinate
Park Kwang-Jae - Sung Jong-Ik's subordinate big guy
Kim Gil-Dong - commander of Qing dynasty
Kim Jung-Hwa - head of Pyongyang gibang
Choi Je-Heon - Lee Seong-Gye's soldier
Kim Chang-Hoi - escort armed soldier
Choi Yoon-Bin - palankeen bearer
Eom Ji-Man - diver
Jang Hyun-Jung

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naila Jul 25 2020 10:00 am I used this storyline as my project for my uni assignment

Laura Mar 24 2020 5:51 am I watched this again after 2016, and really all actors were awesome ,Yoo Seung Ho's aacting was superb,he is so handsome with thid costumes he looks very manly with beard,and Xiumin nailed the role .

Heehee08 Jan 01 2020 12:20 am Accidentally watch this and omg all the actors and actresses are so good!!! Yoo seung ho never fails to amaze me with his acting skills indeed. And xiumin's acting is surprising?? His acting was ok and he fits the role so much!!

Nonaenglish Sep 17 2019 6:32 pm Nice. . Worth it

LoneGunMan Aug 03 2017 5:37 am Okay movie, special effects for the river chase horrible. Looked more like something from the 1980's or typical SyFy b movie. CGI has come a long way, I don't know what happened in this movie.

ToniaB Jul 24 2017 6:55 am I love it. ?

Asma Jul 10 2017 3:07 am Oh, every time I think back on this movie, I end up laughing. It's that funny! Kim Seondal's costumes and acting is just so entertaining and cringe-worthy, cuz it's just too silly to handle. What I did not expect, however, is the emotional scene. I did not sign up for that. I did not expect to cry. But I'm glad it was there, adds more depth. I am so glad it didn't end with romance between the main character and the girl. I was so hoping that won't happen and yay! It didn't! It ended way better than expected. Laughs till the very end. I never expected Yoo Seung Ho to act in a comedy like this, but he wasn't that bad. I just gotten used to him playing mature, serious characters.

Lee Seo Hwa Mar 30 2017 11:51 pm The first minute part is soooo funny and hilarious ! :,,) But after an hour ago, it's getting boring and boring after Xiumin died! I do not tolerate the last hour scene of this movie but beginning scene is better!

LKB Jan 04 2017 5:34 am I'm not much of a K-Film watcher (most of them are a bit lacking in depth, to be honest, even popular ones... or they're like the series[there's a new one out so to clarify I mean the "classic" series] Hong Gil Dong and make me cringe despite great talent on board)... HOWEVER, I really enjoyed Seondal! Yoo Seung Ho, Ko Chang Seok, and Ra Mi Ran made quite the trio of tricksters, the bromance of YSH+KCS able to lift the lowest spirit, much like Seo In Guk and Ma Dong Seok's brilliance in 38 Task Force... it's like YSH mixed the beautifule-a-peacock gesture-filled performer spirit from Magician with his Arang and the Magistrate heavenly king jokester personality and created a pretty perfect (pretty in both the very AND beautiful senses, esp.when he dolls up as a fine lady to rip off the lusty old geezer!) swindler! I found myself laughing a lot and smiling almost the whole time--obviously, there's a really awful part that makes their behaviors even more justifiable, and it's needed for story richness, but overall, the bushy-made-bushier brows of YSH, his and Ra Mi Ran's gaudy gal makeup, the chemistry of all the con artists (brilliant work by the veteran comedians who definitely made it fun for the youngsters!) and the antics with not only the initial river "protector" and trading but the whole dam that they created... really beautifully produced and amazing teamwork with all the cast and crew to make something really memorable that doesn't resort to extreme levels of unfathomable villainy, power abuse, silencing of commoners by corrupt powermongers, chabol boys and poor pretty girls, etc that are too too common in Korean TV and film... nice to have something quite original and light to watch and likely watch again!

susa Aug 16 2016 6:14 am He is so handsome and i love this movie

SHQA Jul 21 2016 2:19 pm A very humourous movie with a great cast! The two hours flew by quickly. The movie soundtrack was perfect. Yoo Seung Ho was excellent as Seondal, and Xiumin(Kim Min Seok) was very good as Gyun. I had no idea that Cho Jae Hyun was the villain of the movie(...just watched him "villainize" the folks in Master God of Noodles).

Dely Shaprilla Jul 19 2016 8:03 pm Waaa..Seung ho oppa whaiting!! I'm always support you, I wish success for this movie

jin Jul 12 2016 3:46 pm i love YSH , please open the vote

Aswi Jul 06 2016 12:48 am It's finally today..

Misa Jul 02 2016 4:47 pm He is the only Korean actor with most beautiful eye expression. How can a human be this much beautiful!!! I'm eagerly waiting for this movie.

Becky Jul 02 2016 10:19 am Wow, so there is a human being on this earth who could say yoo seung ho is not handsome.. Don't be fooled by all those fake hallyu stars, most of them had work done, ysh is the most natural ever.. Go check some of his childhood pics, you'll be amazed..

He's got natural sad beautiful eyes, of course some people would say he has the most sexiest eyes.. They ain't wrong..

blue moon Jun 28 2016 5:14 pm This boy already acts better than many popular actors and he has a pretty face. He still have a lot of time to show more of his skills. I feel bad when people only watch dramas according to the popularity or physical appearance of an actor and don't care about how he acts. I wish success for this movie.

~salmos~ Jun 28 2016 11:27 am Who the hell says he is not handsome (no hard feelings). Come on he's got one of the most pretty face in the industry

neko neko Jun 25 2016 4:45 am @Juddy hops lol yeah i stopped when the one below you indicate "not as handsome." well i guess we have our own preference. but ive been watching a lot of kdramas and to be honest, yoo seung ho has the manliest and most handsome face for me. not to mention his acting skills which is really captivating and mind blowing. kudos to this young actor

Juddy hops Jun 20 2016 8:10 am Who says he's not handsome!? He is handsome and the most beautiful and talented actor in Korea . I'm eagerly waiting for this movie. All the best oppa .

유승호 Jun 18 2016 7:15 am Yoo seung ho is one of my favorite actors. Even though he was not as handsome as other kpop celebrities but his smile makes him more handsome....A man smiling like a cat....oppa I will always idolize you and I like your face when you smile and you were really a promising and good actor... I wish that Ji chang Wook abd you will go in one dramas

Mirtika Jun 07 2016 10:06 pm I never watch the historical K-dramas, but for Xiumin-honey, I'll check it out. He's hardly in that first trailer, though. Bummer.

panda Jun 06 2016 2:15 am @a man... hhahhah, mee too! i like Yoo Seung Ho and all, but i did a little "woohoo" when i saw her in the trailer, she's awesome!

grace May 19 2016 10:13 am never realized that Yoo Seung Ho can be that pretty (refer to when he diguise as woman) HAHHAHA

P.s: the cast are DAEBAK! Yoo Seung Ho, Cho Jaehyun, Xiumin, Go changsuk, Ra Miran, So Ye Ji ?!?!?!? DAEBAKK

a man May 18 2016 5:51 am others : "I will watch this because of Yoo Seung Ho oppa" , "i will watch thsi because of Xiumin oppa" me : " i will watch this because of Ra Miran noona" kkkk

Run Nisa May 18 2016 5:45 am Actually pronounciation of "Sundal" is 'Sondal/Seondal' (선달) so it's totally different with "sundal" in indonesian ;)

Exo fan girl Mar 23 2016 9:01 pm Xuiminnnnnnn i can't wait to watch the movie fighting!!!!!'

sewhan Mar 15 2016 12:03 am Why Sundal? hahahahhaha sundal means whore in malay slang

Noonadrama Mar 12 2016 7:05 am Looking forward to this movie because of yoo seung ho...

mei Feb 06 2016 6:00 am hahaha sundal bolong

onny mus Jan 30 2016 8:49 pm Hahahah...does korean people know what ' Sundal ' mean?

Meh Dec 26 2015 12:34 am Sundal bolong

sai Nov 21 2015 10:15 am Sundal? Hahahahaha

Zaileigh09 Nov 12 2015 3:01 am I've read some articles that this will be release early next year. Anyway can't wait to see more of YSH. ^-^

eg Nov 05 2015 3:16 am anticipating to it, when is the official release date, hehehhe

minh Oct 31 2015 8:32 pm i wish this was a tv show vs. a movie. korean movies are hard to stream, let alone find, here in the US

Hanee123 Oct 21 2015 8:16 am WOAH Three no four of fave actors are here the additional XIUMIN IN THE HOUSE.... FIGHTING!!!

Dheeta Sep 10 2015 8:10 am Umin hyung fighting !!!!!!

Xiuxiunaekoya Sep 02 2015 10:37 pm Omo! Seungho, Woo Jin and Xiumin in one movie! Can't wait!!! <3

kpopkitty Aug 05 2015 6:45 am I love Seung-Ho :)

H Aug 02 2015 6:10 pm i love you Yoo Seung-Ho i hope seeing in drama .. my fav

ExoArabFans Jul 29 2015 11:41 am woooooooooooooooooooow Xiumin we love you *Fighting* ^_^ ^0^ ^*^

gilri May 31 2015 11:40 pm OMG it's Xiumin!! ♥

Tarango May 24 2015 4:59 am More YSH this year? *happy dancing* Bring this on!

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