| Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead | |||||
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| Director: | Kim Sok-yun | ||||
| Producer: | Ahn Mong-sik Lee Seon-mi | ||||
| Based On: | [1] | ||||
| Starring: | Kim Myung-min Oh Dal-su Kim Ji-won Kim Bum | ||||
| Music: | Kim Wu-cheol | ||||
| Cinematography: | Jang Nam-cheol | ||||
| Editing: | Shin Min-Kyung | ||||
| Studio: | Generation Blue Films | ||||
| Distributor: | Showbox | ||||
| Runtime: | 120 minutes | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
| Gross: | [2] [3] | ||||
Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead is a 2018 South Korean period action comedy film directed by Kim Sok-yun, starring Kim Myung-min, Oh Dal-su, Kim Ji-won and Kim Bum.[4] It is the third installment of the Detective K series and the sequel to (2015).
Set in the 18th century Joseon, at the period of time where complicated political situation exists under King Jeongjo, Kim Min (famously known as Detective K) and Seo-pil team up with a beautiful vampire who has amnesia, and they discover vampire bite marks on bodies. As they investigate further, they begin to realize that the vampire is somehow closely connected to the deaths.When the truth was revealed, it is known that the beautiful vampire was once a human, specifically is the Crown Princess of the past Crown Prince. The Crown Prince was murdered during a revolt set by a group of traitor which involved Kim Min's father. In order to cover up their treason, the put the blame on the Crown Prince's loyal henchman, Jeong In-yul (Lee Min-ki) and his father. He swore to take revenge on the traitors by killing their precious persons.
Yoon Min-sik of The Korea Herald reviewed the film as "formulaic, funny, but not super-fun"; calling the action and CG is weak and the writing to be "clumsy". However, Kim and Oh's chemistry was praised.[7]