Phantom Detective (Korean: 탐정 홍길동: 사라진 마을; RR: Tamjeong Honggildong: Sarajin Maeul; lit. "Detective Hong Gil-Dong: Disappeared Village") is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed and written by Jo Sung-hee. Its central protagonist is a modern iteration of the classic Korean folk hero Hong Gildong. It was released in South Korea on May 4, 2016.[2] It was released in U.S. and Canada on 20 May 2016.[3][4]
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| Directed by | Jo Sung-hee |
| Written by | Jo Sung-hee |
| Produced by | Shin Chang-hwan |
| Starring | Lee Je-hoon Kim Sung-kyun Go Ara |
| Cinematography | Byun Bong-sun |
| Edited by | Jung Kye-hyun Nam Na-yeong |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
Production company | Bidangil Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$10.2 million [1] |
Synopsis
editHong Gil-Dong (Lee Je-hoon) runs an illegal detective agency with President Hwang (Go Ara). They try to take down evil people following the will of President Hwang's late father. Hong Gil-Dong is able to track virtually anyone down in a day, except for Kim Byeong-Duk (Park Geun-hyung) who has eluded him for more than twenty years. Kim Byeong-Duk is the man who killed Hong Gil-Dong's mother. Hong Gil-Dong's memory begins at the age of 8 when his mother was killed.
Finally, Hong Gil-Dong learns of Kim Byeong-Duk's location and drives there late at night. Right before he arrives, Kim Byeong-Duk is kidnapped and only his granddaughters Dong-Yi (Roh Jeong-eui) and Mal-Soon (Kim Ha-na) are left. Following his urge for revenge, Hong Gil-Dong takes the granddaughters to find their grandfather. Soon, Hong Gil-Dong finds himself up against the ultra dark and powerful Gwangeunhwe organization.
Cast
edit- Lee Je-hoon as Hong Gil-dong
- Ko Woo-rim as young Gil-dong
- Kim Sung-kyun as Kang Sung-il
- Park Geun-hyung as Kim Byung-deok
- Jung Sung-hwa as Innkeeper
- Go Ara as President Hwang
- Roh Jeong-eui as Dong-i
- Kim Ha-na as Mal-soon
- Lee Jun-hyeok as real estate agency owner
- Hwang Bo-ra as used-book store woman
- Byun Yo-han as Gwangeunhwe member following Hong Gil-dong (cameo)
- Yoo Seung-mok as Tae-kwang auto repair shop owner
- Hong Yeong Geon as Kim Jin-ho
- Yoon Yeong-gyoon as Choi Tae-jeong
- Jung Sung-hwa as innkeeper
- Lee Min-woong as Chinese restaurant employee
- Park Ji-Hoon as police officer 1
- Park Jung-won as police officer 4
References
edit- ^ "The Phantom Detective (2016)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ Doo, Rumy (2 May 2016). "[Herald Review] Korean folk hero meets Sherlock Holmes". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ Doo, Rumy (10 May 2016). "'Phantom Detective' to open in U.S., Canada". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ Suh-young, Yun (4 May 2016). "'Phantom Detective,' action thriller full of laughs". Korea Times. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
External links
edit- Phantom Detective at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Phantom Detective at HanCinema
- Phantom Detective at IMDb
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