Title: 천추태후 / Cheon Chu Taehu / Empress Chun Chu
Also known as: The Iron Empress / Empress Chun Choo
Chinese title : 千秋太后
Genre: Historical
Episodes: 78
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Jan-1 to 2009-Sep-27
Air time: Saturdays & Sundays 21:30
Synopsis
The drama is about the third empress of the Goryeo era who fought against the Tungustic people of Manchuria in order to achieve their dream of reclaiming their old land.
Cast
Chae Si Ra as Empress Chun Chu
Kim So Eun as young Chun Chu
Kim Suk Hoon as Kim Chi Yang
Choi Jae Sung as Gang Jo
Lee Duk Hwa as General Kang Kam Chan
Lee In as Mok Jong (The 7th King; the empress’s son with the 5th king)
Park Ji Bin as Wang Song / Prince Gae Ryeong
Extended Cast
The Royal Family
Kim Ji Hoon as King Hyeon Jong (The 8th King; Wang Wook & Hwang Bo Seol’s son)
- Choi Soo Han as Wang Sun / young King Hyeon Jong
Kim Ho Jin as Wang Wook / Prince Gyeong Joo
Shin Ae as Hwang Bo Seol / Princess Hun Jung (the empress’s younger sister)
- Park Eun Bin as young Hwang Bo Seol
Kim Myung Soo as Seong Jong / Wang Chi (The 6th King and the empress’s older brother)
- Choi Woo Hyuk as Wang Chi / young Seong Jong
Moon Jung Hee as Empress Moon Hwa / Lady Kim (Seong Jong’s 2nd wife)
- Kim Min Ji as young Lady Kim
Lee Hyun Kyung as Empress Moon Deok / Lady Yu (Seong Jong’s 1st wife)
Lee In Hye as Empress Seon Jeong (Mok Jong’s wife)
- Han Bo Bae as Yoo Sun (teen)
Choi Chul Ho as Gyeong Jong / Wang Yu (The 5th King)
Ban Hyo Jung as Queen mother, Shin Jung Hwang (Taejo Wang Geon’s 4th wife)
Lee Young Ah as Empress Dae Mok (Gyeong Jong’s mother)
Other people
Im Hyuk as Seo Hee (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Hong In Young as Cheon Hyang Bi
- Kim Ye Won as young Cheon Hyang Bi
Lee Chae Young as Sa Il Ra/Saila
Kim Hyung Min as Sa Ga Moon/Sagamun (Saila’s older brother)
Jun Moo Song as Lee Ji Baek
Won Suk Yun (원석연) as Lee Kyeom Ui
Kim Jong Kyul (김종결) as Choi Ryang
Lee Ki Yeol as Choi Seom
Park Ji Il as Kim Shim Eon
Kim Byung Gi as Kim Won Soong (Empress Moon Hwa’s father)
Oh Wook Chul (오욱철) as Jo Haeng Soo
Jo Byung Gon (조병곤) as Lee Yang
Lee Joon Woo (이준우) as Seol Shin Yoo
Jun Seung Hwan (전승환) as Choi Ji Mong
Maeng Ho Rim as Park Yang Yoo
Im Byung Ki (임병기) as Han Yeon Gong
Kim Young Sun (김영선) as Han In Kyung
Park Chul Ho as Kim Hoon
Choi Wang Soon (최왕순) as Choi Jil
Choi Dong Joon as Dae Do Soo
Lee Won Bal (이원발) as Yoo Bang
Choi Joon Yong as Lee Hyun Woon
Kim Byung Choon (김병춘) as Lee Joo Jeong
Jung Jin as Go Hyeon
Ahn Hae Sook as Court lady Yoon
Ki Jong Woon (기종운) as Court lady J
Kim Mi Ra as Lee Seol Hwa
Oh Gun Woo as Geo Ran Seongjong
Park Jin Woo as Yoo Hyung Gan
Lee Tae Im as Kim Mil Hwa
Khitans
Shim Hye Jin as Empress Xiao/So Tae Hoo (Khitan Queen)
Lee Jin Woo as Han Duk Yang (prime minister)
Kim Sung Hyun as Ya Yul Bun Noh (warrior)
Kim Myung Gook as Ya Yul Juk Ryul (warrior)
Lee Han Sol (이한솔) as Ya Yul Mu Ki (one eye warrior)
Lee Eun Jung as Dok Yeon (female warrior/Sagamun’s wife)
Lee Eon Jeong as Hyeol Mae
Ji Dae Han (지대한) as So Son Nyeong
Jung Heung Chae as So Bae Ab
Yoo Joo Hee (유주희) as So Chal Ri
Production Credits
Screenwriter: Son Young Mok, Lee Sang Min (이상민), Kang Young Ran (강영란)
Chief Producer: Kim Won Yong
Producer: Jin Hyung Wook
Director: Shin Chang Suk, Hwang In Hyuk (황인혁)
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