Private Eye
Missing Bodies, Five Clues.
Genres
Overview
The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$10000000
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
2009-02-16
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
46
Vote Average
6.3
Hwang Jung-min
Hong Jin-ho
Ryu Deok-hwan
Jang Gwang-soo
Uhm Ji-won
Soon-deok
Oh Dal-su
Oh Yeong-dal
Yoon Je-moon
Uk-kwan
Joo Ah-reum
Ok-yi
Kim Hyang-gi
Byeol-eeh
Kim Eung-soo
Yoshioka Minchi
Song Jae-ho
Min Chi-sung
Oh Tae-kyung
Min Soo-hyun
Uhm Hyo-seop
General Murata
Kim Ki-cheon
Dal-soo
Song Yo-sep
Bong-tae
Kim Seo-won
Beom-gu
Kwon Tae-won
Police Commissioner
Kim Byung-chul
Assistant Officer
Yoo Seung-mok
One-Armed Man
Jeong Gyu-su
Editor in Chief
Jo Young-jin
Korean Emperor
Bae Jun-wu
Police Officer
Park Jin-woo
Police Officer
Ha Jin-soo
Herbal Doctor
Son Byeong-uk
Servant
Seo Dong-soo
Fat Man
Choi Jong-ryul
Soon-deok's Father-in-Law
Son Young-soon
One-Armed Man's Mother
Bae Geon-sik
Male chief delegate
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