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The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

Sex. Lies. Murder.

20046.41h 55m

Overview

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.

Directed by Byun Hyuk
Written by Kang Hyun-joo, Byun Hyuk, Kim Young-ha
Produced by Kang Min-gyu
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Top Cast

Han Suk-kyu

Han Suk-kyu

Lee Ki-hoon

Lee Eun-ju

Lee Eun-ju

Choi Ga-hee

Sung Hyun-ah

Sung Hyun-ah

Ji Kyung-hee

Uhm Ji-won

Uhm Ji-won

Han Su-hyun

Kim Jin-geun

Kim Jin-geun

Jung Myung-sik

Choi Gyu-hwan

Choi Gyu-hwan

Detective Choi

Do Yong-gu

Do Yong-gu

President Han

Jung Yoon-seo

Jung Yoon-seo

Madame

J

Jun Hyun-Sook

Owner of Mesa Store

Kim Joong-ki

Kim Joong-ki

Priest

Themes & Keywords

infidelitypolicedetectiveinvestigationmurdermistressmature

About The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter is a thriller, mystery, crime, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of infidelity, police, detective, investigation, murder, mistress. Directed by Byun Hyuk, it stars Han Suk-kyu, Lee Eun-ju, Sung Hyun-ah. 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.

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