Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead

"A mysterious case of serial murders evidencing the living dead."

2018 2h 0m KO

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★6.0TMDB · 14

ComedyCrimeActionMystery

Synopsis

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When a series of murders occur in Kanghwa Island, Detective K and his partner are once again called upon to solve the case. Along the way, he teams up with a beautiful woman with amnesia and together they discover Vampire bite marks on all the bodies. As they investigate further, they realize that the woman is somehow closely connected to the deaths.

“A mysterious case of serial murders evidencing the living dead.”

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Cast

Kim Myung-min
Kim Min
Oh Dal-su
Han Seo-pil
Kim Ji-won
Yeo-joo
Lee Min-ki
Heukdopo
Kim Bum
Cheon-moo
Park Keun-hyong
Kim Shin
Woo Hyeon
Mr. Bang
Yoon Sang-hoon
Young Kim Shin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Sok-yun
Writers: Lee Nam-kyu, Han Jeung-ae, Jo Eun-i
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Detective K Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Sok-yun, shot by Jang Nam-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Woo-chul. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Kim Myung-min and Oh Dal-su and Kim Ji-won carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A mysterious case of serial murders evidencing the living dead.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7108976 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Sok-yun directs. Jang Nam-cheol behind the camera. Kim Woo-chul scores. Shin Min-kyung cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Part of the "Detective K Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kim Sok-yun, shot by Jang Nam-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kim Woo-chul. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kim Myung-min and Oh Dal-su and Kim Ji-won carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A mysterious case of serial murders evidencing the living dead.".
8IMDB entry: tt7108976 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.