Phantom Detective

For the fictional character, see The Phantom Detective.

Phantom Detective (Korean: 탐정 홍길동: 사라진 마을; RR: Tamjeong Honggildong: Sarajin Maeul; 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]

Phantom Detective
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Jo Sung-hee
Written by	Jo Sung-hee
Produced by	Shin Chang-hwan
Starring	Lee Je-hoon Kim Sung-kyun Go Ara
Cinematography	Byun Bong-sun
Edited by	Jung Kye-hyun Nam Na-yeong
Music by	Kim Tae-seong
Production company	Bidangil Pictures
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04) (South Korea)
Running time	125 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$10.2 million [1]

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Lee Je-hoon as Hong Gil-dong
  • Ko Woo-rim as young Gil-dong
• Kim Sung-kyun as Kang Sung-il
• Park Geun-hyung as Kim Byung-deok
• Jung Sung-hwa as Innkeeper
• Go Ara as President Hwang
• Roh Jeong-eui as Dong-i
• Kim Ha-na as Mal-soon
• Lee Jun-hyeok as real estate agency owner
• Hwang Bo-ra as used-book store woman
• Byun Yo-han as Gwangeunhwe member following Hong Gil-dong (cameo)
• Yoo Seung-mok as Tae-kwang auto repair shop owner
• Hong Yeong Geon as Kim Jin-ho
• Yoon Yeong-gyoon as Choi Tae-jeong
• Jung Sung-hwa as innkeeper
• Lee Min-woong as Chinese restaurant employee
• Park Ji-Hoon as police officer 1
• Park Jung-won as police officer 4