
The Scarlet Letter(2004)
A cop's desire for love gets in the way of his job and his professional life. Secret love affairs begin to dangerously collide as he gets assigned to a new homicide case.


A detective suspects that his wife murdered a gangster's brother. As he tries to misdirect the police and the bloodthirsty gangster while independently investigating his wife, terrible secrets slowly begin to surface.

Cha Seung-won
Det. Seong-ryeol Kim

Song Yun-ah
Ji-yeon Yu

Ryu Seung-ryong
Je-kal

Park Won-sang
Det. Choi

Oh Jung-se
Kyeong-ho

Kim In-kwon
Seok-jun

Park Hyo-ju
Hye-jin

Yang Eun-yong
Eun-young

Ye Su-jeong
Ji-yeon's mother

Lee El
Young-sook
Secret is a thriller, crime film released in 2009 exploring themes of detective, suspicion of murder. Directed by Yoon Jae-goo, it stars Cha Seung-won, Song Yun-ah, Ryu Seung-ryong. A detective suspects that his wife murdered a gangster's brother. As he tries to misdirect the police and the bloodthirsty gangster while independently investigating his wife, terrible secrets slowly begin to surface.
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