Diary of a Night Watchman
Diary of a Night Watchman is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Il-woo, Ko Sung-hee, Jung Yun-ho and Seo Yea-ji. It aired on MBC from August 4 to October 21, 2014 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 24 episodes.
Plot
Prince Rin found himself orphaned when his father, King Haejong — under a spell — killed the queen and then committed suicide. Considered unsuitable for the throne, the child prince was sent away from the palace and his older half-brother, Gi-san, son of a concubine, was crowned the new king of Joseon.Twelve years later, Rin, now grown up, spends his days between fun and amorous encounters, hiding the loneliness he feels and his ability to see ghosts, acquired after escaping the attack of a spirit when he was a child. One day, Rin meets Do-ha, a young shaman from Mount Baekdu who is searching for her older sister. Besides Do-ha, a Taoist priest, Sadam, arrives in Hanyang, chosen by the king to expel an evil spirit that haunts him, actually a result of the sovereign's madness. Twelve years before, as the head of the Yongshin tribe, Sadam was able to revive the dragon god that his people worshiped. Seeing it defeated and turned into a statue shortly after by King Haejong, who secretly brought the artifact to the palace and hid it in the basement, Sadam's goal is to find the statue and resurrect the dragon god, exploiting the negative energy of evil spirits. For this purpose, Sadam convinces the new king to reopen a door sealed long ago to prevent resentful ghosts to enter, and the town is once again haunted.
Upon learning of Sadam's plan, Rin decides to revive the Night Watchmen, a group of soldiers that, at the time of his father, faced monsters and spirits, but were killed with the advent of the new king. By his side are Do-ha, with whom he falls in love, Kang Moo-seok, a swordsman who initially doesn't believe in the supernatural, and Jo Sang-heon, the former captain of the Night Watchmen. While the battle against Sadam rages, Rin also brings to light the truth behind the death of his parents.
Cast
Main characters
- Jung Il-woo as Lee Rin/Wolgwang
- * Kim Hwi-soo as young Rin
- Ko Sung-hee as Do-ha
- * Lee Chae-mi as young Do-ha
- Jung Yun-ho as Kang Moo-seok
- * Yoo Seung-yong as young Kang Moo-seok
- Seo Yea-ji as Park Soo-ryeon
- * Kang Joo-eun as young Park Soo-ryeon
Supporting characters
- Yoon Tae-young as Jo Sang-heon
- Kim Heung-soo as Gi-san
- * Lee Tae-woo as young Gi-san
- Kim Sung-oh as Sadam
- Lee Jae-yong as Park Soo-jong
- Ko Chang-seok as Fat Minister Jung-seung
- Lee Se-chang as Eunuch Song
- Kang Ji-woo as Rang
- Seo Yi-sook as Dowager Queen Chungsoo
- Moon Bo-ryung as Mo Yeon-wol
- Jung Woo-sik as Ho-jo
- Shim Eun-jin as Ok-mae
- Ah Young as Hong Cho-hee
- Ahn Jung-hoon as Mr. Chun
- Jo Dal-hwan as Maeng Sa-kong
- Kim So-yeon as Kang In-hwa
- Lee Ha-yool as Dae-ho
Guest/cameo appearances
- Yoo Da-in as Yeon-ha
- Choi Won-young as King Haejong
- Song Yi-woo as Queen Min
- Jeon Hye-young as Sa-wol
- Cho Seung-hee as Young-geun
- Hwang Seok-jeong as Dangkol Eomi
- Alice as Mae-hyang
- Kim Kyul as Ghost of unmarried bachelor
International broadcast
It began airing in Japan on cable channel KNTV on December 14, 2014.It began airing in Thailand on PPTV on March 29, 2015, dubbed as Asawin Rattikal..