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Private Eye

Private Eye

Missing Bodies, Five Clues.

20096.21h 51m

Overview

The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.

Directed by Park Dae-min
Written by Park Dae-min, Lee Young-jong
Box Office0Revenue: $10.0M

Top Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Hong Jin-ho

Ryu Deok-hwan

Ryu Deok-hwan

Jang Gwang-soo

Uhm Ji-won

Uhm Ji-won

Soon-deok

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Oh Yeong-dal

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Uk-kwan

Joo Ah-reum

Joo Ah-reum

Ok-yi

Kim Hyang-gi

Kim Hyang-gi

Byeol-eeh

Kim Eung-soo

Kim Eung-soo

Yoshioka Minchi

Song Jae-ho

Song Jae-ho

Min Chi-sung

Oh Tae-kyung

Oh Tae-kyung

Min Soo-hyun

Themes & Keywords

private eye影子杀人

About Private Eye

Private Eye is a mystery, crime, thriller film released in 2009 exploring themes of private eye, 影子杀人. Directed by Park Dae-min, it stars Hwang Jung-min, Ryu Deok-hwan, Uhm Ji-won. The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.

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