Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island | |
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Directed by | Kim Sok-yun |
Produced by |
Kim Jho Gwangsoo Lee Sun-mi |
Written by | Lee Nam-kyu Kim Su-jin |
Starring |
Kim Myung-min Oh Dal-su Lee Yeon-hee |
Music by | Kim Han-jo |
Cinematography | Jang Nam-cheol |
Edited by | Im Sun-kyong |
Production
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Generation Blue Films
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Distributed by | Showbox/Mediaplex |
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Running time
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124 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean Japanese |
Box office | US$27.8 million |
Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (Hangul: 조선명탐정: 사라진 놉의 딸; RR: Joseon Myeongtamjeong: Nobeui Ddal; lit. "Joseon Detective: The Disappearance of the Laborer's Daughter") is a 2015 South Korean period comedy adventure film directed by Kim Sok-yun. It is the sequel to 2011's Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow and is the 9th highest grossing film of 2015.
Set in Joseon in the year 1795, nobleman, inventor and master sleuth Kim Min and his sidekick Seo-pil investigate a silver counterfeiting ring, which may be linked to the disappearance of hundreds of girls.
The film was released on February 11, 2015. It topped the box office on its opening weekend, earning ₩7.58 billion (US$6.90 million) from 960,000 admissions over five days. By the end of its theatrical run, it recorded 3,872,025 admissions, grossing US$27,870,580, making it the 9th highest grossing film of 2015.