
The Accidental Detective(2015)
A cold-case enthusiast blogger and a washed-up veteran detective team up for a joint investigation to rescue their innocent friend who is framed for murder.


“A woman in mystery. A man in jeopardy.”
A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take pictures he discovers that the woman's husband is already dead. Now the detective becomes a suspect. The detective is chased by another detective Gil-ro. He must now set out for the real killer.

Park Hee-soon
Kang Seon-woo

Park Si-yeon
Kim Soo-jin

Ju Sang-uk
Detective Han Gil-ro

Kim Jung-tae
Detective Seo

Lee Han-wi
Chief detective Sa

Lee Kwang-soo
Gi-poong

Cha Soo-yeon
Hye-young

Baek Yoon-jae
Soo-jin 2

Kim Jung-hak
The Scent is a comedy, crime, thriller film released in 2012. Directed by Kim Hyoung-jun, it stars Park Hee-soon, Park Si-yeon, Ju Sang-uk. A detective Seon-woo, who moonlights as a private investigator, has a beautiful new client Soo-Jin. The woman asks the detective to take photos of her husband in the midst of having an affair with another woman. When the detective goes to take pictures he discovers that the woman's husband is already dead. Now the detective becomes a suspect. The detective is chased by another detective Gil-ro. He must now set out for the real killer.
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