The Iron Empress

The Iron Empress — Plot

Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power.

• Release date
• January 3, 2009
• Runtime
• 65 min
• TMDB score
• 4.8

The Iron Empress — Cast

Chae Shi-ra Empress Chun Chu Lee Duck-hwa Kang Kam-Chan Choi Jae-sung Gang Jo Moon Jeong-hee Empress Munhwa Lee In-hye Empress Seonjeon Lee In King Mokjong Kim Byeong-gi Jang Soon Gook Yoo Jong