| Phantom Detective | |
| Director: | Jo Sung-hee |
| Producer: | Shin Chang-hwan |
| Starring: | Lee Je-hoon Kim Sung-kyun Go Ara |
| Music: | Kim Tae-seong |
| Cinematography: | Byun Bong-sun |
| Editing: | Jung Kye-hyun Nam Na-yeong |
| Studio: | Bidangil Pictures |
| Distributor: | CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime: | 125 minutes |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Gross: | [1] |
Phantom Detective (; lit. "Detective Hong Gil-Dong: Disappeared Village") is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed and written by Jo Sung-hee. Its central protagonist is a modern iteration of the classic Korean folk hero Hong Gildong. It was released in South Korea on May 4, 2016.[2] It was released in U.S. and Canada on 20 May 2016.[3] [4]
Hong Gil-Dong (Lee Je-hoon) runs an illegal detective agency with President Hwang (Go Ara). They try to take down evil people following the will of President Hwang's late father. Hong Gil-Dong is able to track virtually anyone down in a day, except for Kim Byeong-Duk (Park Geun-hyung) who has eluded him for more than twenty years. Kim Byeong-Duk is the man who killed Hong Gil-Dong's mother. Hong Gil-Dong's memory begins at the age of 8 when his mother was killed.
Finally, Hong Gil-Dong learns of Kim Byeong-Duk's location and drives there late at night. Right before he arrives, Kim Byeong-Duk is kidnapped and only his granddaughters Dong-Yi (Roh Jeong-eui) and Mal-Soon (Kim Ha-na) are left. Following his urge for revenge, Hong Gil-Dong takes the granddaughters to find their grandfather. Soon, Hong Gil-Dong finds himself up against the ultra dark and powerful Gwangeunhwe organization.