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The Night Owl

The Night Owl

The crown prince is dead. The only witness is a blind man.

20227.31h 58m

Overview

Kyoung-su is a skilled acupuncturist but a blind who can only see a little at dark. Right after Kyoung-su joins King Injo's medical team, the prince comes back after 7 years of living in Chung dynasty. Due to a long journey coming back, the prince becomes ill, and the king's doctor brings Kyoung-su to heal him. But while Kyoung-su is doing his work, he finds out the king’s hidden secret which might change everything that the king owns. Could Kyoung-su be able to save everyone and himself?

Directed by An Tae-jin
Written by An Tae-jin, Baek Yeon-ja, Hyun Gyu-ri
Produced by Lee Gang-jin
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Top Cast

Ryu Jun-yeol

Ryu Jun-yeol

Cheon Kyoung-su

Yoo Hai-jin

Yoo Hai-jin

King Injo

Choi Moo-seong

Choi Moo-seong

Lee Hyung-ik

Cho Seong-ha

Cho Seong-ha

Lord Choi

Park Myung-hoon

Park Myung-hoon

Man-sik

Kim Sung-cheol

Kim Sung-cheol

Crown Prince Sohyeon

Ahn Eun-jin

Ahn Eun-jin

Consort Jo

Jo Yoon-seo

Jo Yoon-seo

Crown Princess Kang

Lee Joo-won

Lee Joo-won

Seok-cheol

Kim Yae-eun

Kim Yae-eun

Court Lady Seo

Themes & Keywords

royal familydoctorblindnesscrown princeneedlemurder mysteryjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)father son relationshipmedical treatment

About The Night Owl

The Night Owl is a thriller, mystery film released in 2022 exploring themes of royal family, doctor, blindness, crown prince, needle, murder mystery. Directed by An Tae-jin, it stars Ryu Jun-yeol, Yoo Hai-jin, Choi Moo-seong. Kyoung-su is a skilled acupuncturist but a blind who can only see a little at dark. Right after Kyoung-su joins King Injo's medical team, the prince comes back after 7 years of living in Chung dynasty. Due to a long journey coming back, the prince becomes ill, and the king's doctor brings Kyoung-su to heal him. But while Kyoung-su is doing his work, he finds out the king’s hidden secret which might change everything that the king owns. Could Kyoung-su be able to save everyone and himself?

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