Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (Korean: 조선명탐정: 사라진 놉의 딸; lit. "Joseon Detective: The Disappearance of the Laborer's Daughter") is a 2015 South Korean period action comedy film directed by Kim Sok-yun.[4] It is the sequel to 2011's Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow and is the 8th highest-grossing Korean film of 2015.[5][6]
| Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Joseon myeongtamjeong: Sarajin Nobui ttal |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn myŏngt'amjŏng: Sarajin Nobŭi ttal |
| Directed by | Kim Sok-yun |
| Written by | Lee Nam-kyu Kim Su-jin |
| Produced by | Kim Jho Gwangsoo[1] Lee Sun-mi |
| Starring | Kim Myung-min Oh Dal-su Lee Yeon-hee |
| Cinematography | Jang Nam-cheol |
| Edited by | Im Sun-kyong |
| Music by | Kim Han-jo |
Production company | Generation Blue Films[2] |
| Distributed by | Showbox/Mediaplex[3] |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean Japanese |
| Box office | US$27.8 million |
A sequel, titled Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead, was released on February 8, 2018.[7]
Synopsis edit
Set in Joseon in the year 1795, nobleman, inventor and master sleuth Kim Min and his sidekick Seo-pil investigate a silver counterfeiting ring, which may be linked to the disappearance of hundreds of girls.
Cast edit
- Kim Myung-min as Kim Min, "Detective K"[8]
- Oh Dal-su as Han Seo-pil
- Lee Yeon-hee as Hisako[9]
- Jo Kwan-woo as Musician Jo
- Jung Won-joong as Senior colleague
- Lee Chae-eun as Da-hae
- Hwang Chae-won as Do-hae
- Hwang Jeong-min as Sakura
- Woo Hyun as Mr. Bang
- Choi Moo-sung as Boss
- Park Soo-young as Official request man (cameo)
- Kim Won-hae as Sato (cameo)
- Hyun Woo as Vampire (cameo)
Box office edit
The film was released on February 11, 2015. It topped the box office on its opening weekend, earning ₩7.58 billion (US$6.90 million) from 960,000 admissions over five days.[10][11] By the end of its theatrical run, it recorded 3,872,025 admissions, grossing US$27,870,580, making it the 9th highest grossing film of 2015.[12]
References edit
- ^ Jung, Hyun-mok (17 March 2015). "Director reflects on struggles in filmmaking, gay activism". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Kim, Su-yeon (23 February 2015). "Interview: KIMJHO Kwang-soo, CEO of Generation Blue Films: "I want to create a unique filmography for Generation Blue Films"". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Noh, Jean (5 October 2014). "Showbox unwraps Detective K sequel". Screen International. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (6 February 2015). "Comedy increases in sequel to detective flick". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ^ Kim, Hee-eun (10 June 2014). "Detective K team returns to set". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ Tae, Sang-joon (16 June 2014). "DETECTIVE K: LABORER'S DAUGHTER to Crankin in June". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ "Hit period comedy 'Detective K' returns for round 3". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Lee, Ji-young (23 February 2015). "KIM Myung-min of DETECTIVE K: SECRET OF THE LOST ISLAND: "I hope this film series will be remembered by the film industry"". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Lee, Seung-mi (12 February 2015). "Lee Yeon-hee addresses criticism of acting skills". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
- ^ Ma, Kevin (16 February 2015). "Detective K sequel tops Kingsman in South Korea". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (24 February 2015). "Detective K wins New Year box office contest". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ^ Kuipers, Richard (23 March 2015). "Film Review: Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island". Variety. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
