🏆 8 wins & 4 nominations
The premise
Choi Kang Chi is a half-beast and half-human and was adopted by a merchant Park Mu Sol when he was a infant. Kang Chi has a kind of unusual power. Dam Yeo Wool is the daughter of Dam Pyeong Joon who is the owner of the Invisible Knife Moo Kwan and also a patriotic warrior. Kang Chi and Yeo Wool meet and fall in love with each other. However, there is hatred between their fathers. Jo Gwan Woong is a traitor. He uses his power to frame faithful and upright individuals and obtain profit for himself. His criminal plots are destroyed by Kang Chi time and again. Therefore, he is determined to kill Kang Chi through different ways. Kang Chi is troubled by his identity but stands up for justice.
Horror Vault's take
Set in historical Korea, Gu Family Book follows Kang Chi, a young man of half-human, half-mythical beast heritage whose extraordinary strength marks him as an outsider in a world that fears what it doesn't understand. Torn between his wild nature and his desire to live as a fully human man, he finds unexpected connection with Yeo Wool, a fierce and skilled warrior's daughter — even as powerful enemies close in around them. A ruthless political schemer sees Kang Chi as a threat to be eliminated, turning the struggle for self-acceptance into a battle for survival. Romance, action, and folklore mythology weave together in this sweeping Korean fantasy drama.
Content: Violence, Action Sequences, Melodramatic Themes Of Betrayal And Loss
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · Episode 1Premiere9.2Apr 8, 2013 · 65 min
S1.E2 · Episode 29.0Apr 9, 2013 · 65 min
S1.E3 · Episode 39.0Apr 15, 2013 · 65 min
S1.E4 · Episode 48.0Apr 16, 2013 · 65 min
S1.E5 · Episode 59.0Apr 22, 2013 · 65 min
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