Deep Rooted Tree – 뿌리깊은 나무 – Korean Dramas & Movies

Genre: History
Episodes: 24
Broadcast network: SBS
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-05 to 2011-Dec-22
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Related Series: Six Flying Dragons (SBS, 2015), Queen Seon Duk (MBC, 2009)

Based on Lee Jeong-Mmyeong’s novel “Deep-rooted Tree”. Work that highlights the serial killings during the 7 days before the announcement of the Korean script.

A series of murder occurred during the reign of King Sejong. As Kang Chae Yoon who is investigating these cases gets closer to the root of the truth, he finds himself embroiled in a massive conspiracy behind the serial killings which involves a group of genius who are willing to risk their lives towards their cause/goals and secret powers who will interfere with the course of his investigations.

Cast:
Jang Hyuk as Kang Chae Yoon
– Yeo Jin Goo as Chae Yoon (teen)
– Chae Sang Woo as Chae Yoon (child)
Han Suk Kyu as King Sejong
– Song Joong Ki as teen Lee Do (later King Sejong)
– Kang San as child Lee Do
Shin Se Kyung as So Yi
– Kim Hyun Soo as So Yi (young)
Ahn Suk Hwan as Lee Shin Juk
Lee Jae Yong as Jo Mal Saeng
Jo Jin Woong as Moo Hyool
Park Hyuk Kwon as Jung In Ji
Yoon Je Moon as Ga Ri On
Kim Ki Bang as Cho Tak
Shin Seung Hwan as Park Po
Jung Da Bin as Yeon Doo
Song Ok Sook
Suh Joon Young as Prince Gwangpyeong
Lee Soo Hyuk as Yoon Pyeong
– Baek Seung Hwan as Yoon Pyung (young)
Kim Ki Bum as Park Paeng Nyeon
Jo Hee Bong as Han Ga Nom
Jun Young Bin as Mak Soo
Yoo Hyun Soo as Lee Soon Ji
Shin So Yool as Mok Yi
Shim So Hun (심소헌) as Duk Geum
Hyun Woo as Sung Sam Moon
Baek Yoon Shik as Taejong (cameo)
Choi Il Hwa as General Kim Jong Suh
Jang Ji Eun
Jang Kyung Ah as woman loved by Lee Bang Ji
Woo Hyun as Lee Bang Ji
Jung Yoo Chan as Heo Dam
Jung Joon Won as bone cancer kid
Kwon Sung Duk as Mr. Hye kang
Baek Seo Bin as Jang Eun Sung
Lee Se Na as Geun Ji