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Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead

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Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead
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Hangul
조선명탐정: 흡혈괴마의 비밀
Revised RomanizationJo-seon-myeong-tamjeong: Heupyeolgoemaui bimil
Directed byKim Sok-yun
Based onThe Banggakbon Murder Case
by Kim Tak-hwan[2]
Produced byAhn Mong-sik
Lee Seon-mi
StarringKim Myung-min
Oh Dal-su
Kim Ji-won
Kim Bum
CinematographyJang Nam-cheol
Edited byShin Min-Kyung
Music byKim Wu-cheol
Production
company
Generation Blue Films
Distributed byShowbox
Release date
  • February 8, 2018 (2018-02-08)[1]
Running time
120 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$18.6 million[3][4]

Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (Korean조선명탐정: 흡혈괴마의 비밀; RRJo-seon-myeong-tamjeong: Heupyeolgoemaui bimil) is a 2018 South Korean period action comedy film directed by Kim Sok-yun, starring Kim Myung-min, Oh Dal-su, Kim Ji-won and Kim Bum.[5] It is the third installment of the Detective K series and the sequel to Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015).

Plot

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Set in the 18th century Joseon, at the period of time where complicated political situation exists under King Jeongjo, Kim Min (famously known as Detective K) and Seo-pil team up with a beautiful vampire who has amnesia, and they discover vampire bite marks on bodies. As they investigate further, they begin to realize that the vampire is somehow closely connected to the deaths. When the truth was revealed, it is known that the beautiful vampire was once a human, specifically is the Crown Princess of the past Crown Prince. The Crown Prince was murdered during a revolt set by a group of traitor which involved Kim Min's father. In order to cover up their treason, the put the blame on the Crown Prince's loyal henchman, Jeong In-yul (Lee Min-ki) and his father. He swore to take revenge on the traitors by killing their precious persons.

Cast

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Special appearance

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Critical response

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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.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Hit period comedy 'Detective K' returns for round 3". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  2. ^ "[V Report] Kim Ji-won talks about her ideal man". Kpop Herald.
  3. ^ "Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "DETECTIVE K Team Returns for 2018 Threequel". Korean Film Biz Zone. July 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "Actress Kim Ji-won Tackles 1st Period Role in Her Latest Film". The Chosun Ilbo.
  7. ^ "Kim Bum to return to big screen for 'Detective K'". The Korea Herald. 20 July 2017.
  8. ^ "[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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