Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead

Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (Korean: 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]

Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead
Theatrical poster
Hangul조선명탐정: 흡혈괴마의 비밀
Revised RomanizationJo-seon-myeong-tamjeong: Heupyeolgoemaui bimil
Directed byKim Sok-yun
Produced byAhn Mong-sik
Lee Seon-mi
Based onThe Banggakbon Murder Case
by Kim Tak-hwan[1]
StarringKim Myung-min
Oh Dal-su
Kim Ji-won
Kim Bum
Music byKim Wu-cheol
CinematographyJang Nam-cheol
Edited byShin Min-Kyung
Production
company
Generation Blue Films
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08)[2]
Running time
120 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$18.54 million[3]

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. The true secret reveals that the beautiful lady is the Queen of the past Crown Prince. The Crown Prince and his son were murdered during a riot set by Kim Min's father. In order to take revenge, the lady's henchman promised to kill everyone who betrayed her.

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]

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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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