Considered the worst tyrant of the Joseon era due to his brutal ways, Yeonsangun of Joseon has been the focus of a number of movies and TV series, with the present one, however, being the most successful, winning a number of local awards, including the one for Best Film at the first Grand Bell Awards, Prince Yeonsan, Choi Nam-hyun, Han Eun-jin, Heo Jang-kang, Jeon Ok, Ju Jeung-ryu, Kang-Shin Sung-il, Kim Dong-won-III, Shin Sang-ok, Shin Young-kyun