Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead

Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead
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Hangul 조선명탐정: 흡혈괴마의 비밀
Revised Romanization Jo-seon-myeong-tamjeong: Heupyeolgoemaui bimil
Directed by Kim Sok-yun
Produced by Ahn Mong-sik
Lee Seon-mi
Based on The Banggakbon Murder Case
by Kim Tak-hwan[1]
Starring Kim Myung-min
Oh Dal-su
Kim Ji-won
Kim Bum
Music by Kim Wu-cheol
Cinematography Jang Nam-cheol
Edited by Shin Min-Kyung
Production
company
Generation Blue Films
Distributed by Showbox
Release date
  • February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08)[2]
Running time
120 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Box office US$18.54 million[3]

Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (Hangul: 조선명탐정: 흡혈괴마의 비밀; RR: Jo-seon-myeong-tamjeong: Heupyeolgoemaui bimil) is a 2018 South Korean action adventure comedy film directed by Kim Sok-yun, starring Kim Myung-min, Oh Dal-su, Kim Ji-won and Kim Bum.[4]

Plot

Detective Kim Min and Seo-pil team up with a beautiful woman who has amnesia, and they discover vampire bite marks on bodies. As they investigate further, they begin to realize that the woman is somehow closely connected to the deaths.

Cast

Critical response

Yoon Min-sik of The Korea Herald reviewed the film as "formulaic, funny, but not super-fun"; calling the action and CG is weak and the writing to be "clumsy". However, Kim and Oh’s chemistry was praised.[7]

References

  1. "[V Report] Kim Ji-won talks about her ideal man". Kpop Herald.
  2. "Hit period comedy 'Detective K' returns for round 3". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  3. "Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
  4. "DETECTIVE K Team Returns for 2018 Threequel". Korean Film Biz Zone. July 14, 2017.
  5. "Actress Kim Ji-won Tackles 1st Period Role in Her Latest Film". Chosun Ilbo.
  6. "Kim Bum to return to big screen for 'Detective K'". The Korea Herald. 20 July 2017.
  7. "[Herald Review] 'Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead,' formulaic, funny, but not super-fun". The Korea Herald. January 30, 2018.
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