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Original title: 관상
Director: Han Jae-rim
Cast: Song Kang-ho Lee Jung-jae Baek Yoon-sik Cho Jung-seok Lee Jong-suk Kim Tae-woo
Genre: Drama
Premiere: September 11, 2013
Running time: 140 min
Country: South Korea

The Face Reader (Korean: 관상; RR: Gwansang; lit. 'Physiognomy') is a 2013 South Korean period action drama film starring Song Kang-ho as the son of a disgraced noble family who goes around Joseon as a gwansang expert. He is able to assess the personality, mental state and habits of a person by looking at their face. His talents bring him to the royal courts where he becomes involved in a power struggle between Grand Prince Suyang and general Kim Jong-seo, a high-ranking loyalist to King Munjong. It is the first installment of the Jupiter Film's three-part film project on the Korean fortune-telling traditions and was followed by two sequels, The Princess and the Matchmaker and Feng Shui in 2018.

The Face Reader became one of the highest-grossing films in South Korea in 2013, with 9.1 million admissions. It won six awards at the 50th Grand Bell Awards, including Best Film, Best Director for Han Jae-rim, and Best Actor for Song Kang-ho. This film is Lee Jong-suk's only historical project to date.

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The Face Reader is a movie (2013) from South Korea. Genre: drama. Directed by Han Jae-rim. Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Jung-jae, Baek Yoon-sik, Cho Jung-seok and Lee Jong-suk. Running time: 140 min.

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