The Accidental Detective
| The Accidental Detective | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Kim Joung-hoon |
| Written by | Kim Jung-Hoon |
| Starring |
Kwon Sang-woo Sung Dong-il |
Production company |
Cree Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | ₩15.8 billion[1] |
The Accidental Detective (Korean: 탐정: 더 비기닝) is a 2015 South Korean action comedy film directed by Kim Joung-hoon. It was released on September 24, 2015. The crux of the film is loosely inspired from Strangers on a Train (film).[2]
Plot
A true-crime enthusiast, Dae-Man (Kwon Sang-Woo) and a Sr. Detective Noh (Sung Dong-Il) now demoted under his Jr. launches a joint murder investigation to help a mutual friend and detective, Joon-Soo (Park Hae-Joon) who is wrongfully charged with murder. The duo team finds out a series of murders taken place are related to the case and unraveling them they find the murders are done by 3-4 members to avenge their cheating wife's. They were done by swapping targets ("exchange" murders) to avoid being a suspect and creating an airtight alibi.
Cast
- Kwon Sang-woo as Kang Dae-man
- Sung Dong-il as Noh Tae-soo
- Seo Young-Hee as Mi-Ok (Dae-Man's wife)
- Lee Il-Hwa as Noh's wife
- Park Hae-Joon as Joon-Soo
- Lee Seung-Joon as Kim Yong-Gyu
- Jo Bok-Rae as Lee Yoo-No
- Kwon-hyeok as Han Tae-woong
- Yoon Kyung-Ho as Detective Ma
References
- ↑ Kevin Ma (October 5, 2015). "Intern climbs ladder at South Korea box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Actor Kwon Sang-woo felt most like self in Accidental Detective". The Korea Times. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.