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The Iron Empress

4.8/10
TMDB5 votes
2009Original: Korean1 seasons

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.

Genres: Drama, War & Politics, Action & Adventure
Cast: Chae Shi-ra, Lee Duck-hwa, Choi Jae-sung, Moon Jeong-hee, Lee In-hye

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About The Iron Empress

The Iron Empress (2009) is a TV series in the drama, war & politics, action & adventure genres. Directed by Hwang In-hyuk, Shin Chang-seok. The cast includes Chae Shi-ra, Lee Duck-hwa, Choi Jae-sung, Moon Jeong-hee.

Released
2009-01-03
Original language
Korean
Seasons
1
Episodes
78
Status
Ended
Production countries
South Korea
Production companies
KBS

The Iron Empress cast & characters

Audience reviews

4.8/10 from 5 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

ParkMin

TMDB member review

It's called The Iron Empress so it's expected for this empress to carry certain characteristics as implied by the title but eventually everything boiled down to her being super stubborn gradually making me dislike her over time. It messed up her character value in one way or another. All of the characters that were in position of power were delusional and gullible which is exactly what the drama was built on. This is…

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It's called The Iron Empress so it's expected for this empress to carry certain characteristics as implied by the title but eventually everything boiled down to her being super stubborn gradually making me dislike her over time. It messed up her character value in one way or another. All of the characters that were in position of power were delusional and gullible which is exactly what the drama was built on. This is a cheap way to create melodrama to drive the drama, it's fundamentally annoying no matter how they spin it and justify it. So don't expect any clever plays by these samples. The drama clearly lost focus by the end. The writer wrote the story into a corner after a very long, repetitive and tiring melodrama and didn't have much to show for the ending so they resulted in throwing new events to have an ending rather than having both events running in parallel. How historical accurate that last portion was is irrelevant if it was presented with poor storytelling. This wasn't an enjoyable watch. The Iron Empress needs to touch some grass.

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What is The Iron Empress about?

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.

Who stars in The Iron Empress?

Chae Shi-ra, Lee Duck-hwa, Choi Jae-sung, Moon Jeong-hee, Lee In-hye, Lee In. See the cast cards above for character names.

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