Phantom Detective

2016 South Korean film
  • May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04) (South Korea)
Running time
125 minutesCountrySouth KoreaLanguageKoreanBox officeUS$10.2 million [1]

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]

Synopsis

Hong 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

  • 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

  1. ^ "The Phantom Detective (2016)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ^ Doo, Rumy (2 May 2016). "[Herald Review] Korean folk hero meets Sherlock Holmes". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. ^ Doo, Rumy (10 May 2016). "'Phantom Detective' to open in U.S., Canada". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  4. ^ Suh-young, Yun (4 May 2016). "'Phantom Detective,' action thriller full of laughs". Korea Times. Retrieved 2016-05-17.

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