The Accidental Detective 2: In Action

The Accidental Detective 2: In Action is a 2018 South Korean action comedy film and sequel to Kim Jung-hoon's 2015 film The Accidental Detective. The film is directed by Lee Eon-hee, starring Kwon Sang-woo, Sung Dong-il and Lee Kwang-soo. The film was released on June 13, 2018.

The Accidental Detective 2: In Action
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Hangul	탐정: 리턴즈
RR	Tamjeong: riteonjeu
MR	T'amjŏng: rit'ŏnjŭ
Directed by	Lee Eon-hee
Screenplay by	Jung Han-jin
Produced by	Mo Il-young
Starring	Kwon Sang-woo Sung Dong-il Lee Kwang-soo Seo Young-hee Lee Il-hwa Choi Deok-moon
Cinematography	Ki Se-hoon
Edited by	Han Eon-je
Music by	Dalpalan
Production company	Cree Pictures
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	June 13, 2018 (2018-06-13)
Running time	116 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$24.3 million[1]

Plot

A comic book storekeeper, Dae-man, and the legendary homicide detective, Tae-soo, who met on previous case quit their jobs to open a private detective agency. Despite their high hopes, they soon find themselves with only trivial cases such as spouse infidelity, unpaid debt, and missing cats. Then one day, a woman walks into the office, wanting to find the truth behind the death of her fiancé. Not only that, she also offers them a handsome reward of 50,000 dollars. Dae-man and Tae-soo see it as an opportunity to put their true detective skills to work. They bring on board a third member, Yeo Chi, a Mensa genius and a small-time online private eye, and together they launch a full-fledged investigation on the case. As they dig into what initially appeared to be a straightforward case, disturbing new evidences turn up.

Cast

Main

• Kwon Sang-woo as Kang Dae-man
• Sung Dong-il as Noh Tae-soo
• Lee Kwang-soo as Yeo Chi

Supporting

• Seo Young-hee as Lee Mi-ok
• Lee Il-hwa as Noh Tae-soo's wife
• Choi Deok-moon as Kim Jung-hwan
• Nam Myung-ryul as Woo Won-il
• Son Dam-bi as Yoon Sa-hee
• Jung Yeon-joo as Seo Hee-yeon
• Oh Hee-joon as Kim Jae-min
• Choi Sung-won as Jo Young-chul
• Kim Sung-kyu as Lee Dae-hyun
• Park Sung-yeon as Nurse
• Kim Dong-wook as Kwon Chul-in (special appearance)

Reception

The cumulative number of visitors is 3,098,518 and the cumulative sales are KRW 26,479,490,778.^[2] The movie has a break-even audience of 1.8 million.^[3]

Production

Principal photography began on June 8, 2017, and concluded on September 11, 2017.^[4]