The Tiger — Characters & Cast

To protect his son Seok and live in accordance with the sacred, unwritten laws of Mount Jirisan.

Begins as a grief-stricken, reclusive widower living simply with his son; after losing his boy to the hunt, he fulfills his destiny by confronting the Mountain Lord in a final act of mutual respect.

To exact vengeance on the beast that maimed him and claim the massive colonial bounty.

Evolves from a scarred, driven survivor into a ruthless colonial collaborator whose blind obsession with slaying the tiger leads directly to his expedition's doom.

To earn money and social respect so he can marry the village girl he loves.

A restless adolescent frustrated by his father's passive poverty who secretly joins the dangerous hunt to earn a dowry, culminating in his tragic death.

To conquer the iconic fauna of the peninsula and bring the Mountain Lord's pelt to Japan as a symbol of imperial domination.

An uncompromising colonial authority who escalates military force and brutal measures to secure the last tiger's hide, only to be denied his prized trophy in the end.