Kim Du-han

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Kim Du-han
김두한
Kim (leftmost) in 1963
Member of the National Assembly of South Korea
In office November 10, 1965 – September 24, 1966
In office May 31, 1954 – May 30, 1958
Personal details
Born	(1918-05-15)May 15, 1918 Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Seoul, South Korea)
Died	November 21, 1972(1972-11-21) (aged 54) Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Liberal (1954) Progressive (1956) Democratic Socialists [ko] (1956–1960) Korea Independence (1965–1966) New Democratic (1967–1969, 1969–1972)
Children	Kim Eul-dong
Parent	Kim Chwa-chin (father)
Relatives	Song Il-gook (grandson)
Korean name
Hangul	김두한
Hanja	金斗漢
Revised Romanization	Gim Du-han
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Tuhan
Art name
Hangul	의송
Hanja	義松
Revised Romanization	Uisong
McCune–Reischauer	Ŭisong

Kim Du-han (Korean: 김두한; May 15, 1918 – November 21, 1972), also spelled Kim Doo-han, was a South Korean mobster, anti-communist activist,^[1] politician and the son of Kim Chwa-chin. His art name was Uisong.

Kim Du-han was the leader of the Jongro street gang during the time under the Japanese rule. He was considered to be the greatest fist fighter in Korea during his time.

After the end of Imperial Japanese rule in Korea, Kim joined Syngman Rhee's Liberal Party, where he served as a politician. In 1948, Du-han was sentenced to death by an American military tribunal for the murder of Jeong Jin-ryong, a leading member of the Communist Party of Korea. However, his case was later transferred to the South Korean government, which quickly had him released.

He was elected to the Third National Assembly in 1954 and the Sixth National Assembly in 1965.

Kim Du-han was the father of South Korean politician, Kim Eul-dong, and the grandfather to her son, South Korean actor Song Il-gook.

• Portrayed by Park Sang-min in the General's Son trilogy.
  • General's Son (1990)
  • General's Son II (1991)
  • General's Son III (1992)
• Kim was portrayed by Ahn Jae-mo^[2] and Kim Yeong-cheol in the 2002 SBS television series Rustic Period.
• Portrayed by his grandson Song Il-gook in the MBC television series This Man.
• Portrayed by Kang In-deok in the 1981―82 TV series, 1st Republic.

His most famous role was as the inspiration for Lookism's Gapryong Kim

• Kim Du-han (in Korean)
• 야인시대 (in Korean)
• In Korean language online encyclopedias:
  • Korean language Britannica (Empas) (Map)