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 |
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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
- Kim Myung-min as Detective Kim Min
- Oh Dal-su as Seo-pil
- Kim Ji-won as Wol-young[5]
- Kim Bum as Cheon-moo[6]
- Park Geun-hyung as Kim Shin
- Woo Hyun as Mr. Bang
- Yoon Sang-hoon as Kim Shin (young)
- Jang Yul as Choi Jae-kyung
- Kim Jung-hwa as Choi Jae-hee
- Lee Min-ki as Jeong In-yul
- Ahn Nae-sang (special appearance)
- Nam Seong-jin (special appearance)
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
- ↑ "[V Report] Kim Ji-won talks about her ideal man". Kpop Herald.
- ↑ "Hit period comedy 'Detective K' returns for round 3". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ↑ "Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.
- ↑ "DETECTIVE K Team Returns for 2018 Threequel". Korean Film Biz Zone. July 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Actress Kim Ji-won Tackles 1st Period Role in Her Latest Film". Chosun Ilbo.
- ↑ "Kim Bum to return to big screen for 'Detective K'". The Korea Herald. 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "[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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