Synopsis
The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers the murdered body of the son of a government official. Being scared of being accused, he decides to hire Hong Jin-ho (a detective) to help him find the murderer before the police accuse him of the murder.
Private Eye (2009) is a 1h 51min mystery feature film by Park Dae-min. The story takes place in occupied Korea at the start of the 20th century, where a young student in medicine discovers... Selected for Fantastic Fest (2009).
Key facts
Cast
Hwang Jung-min, Ryu Deok-hwan, Uhm Ji-won, Oh Dal-su, Yoon Je-moon, Joo Ah-reum, Kim Hyang-gi, Kim Eung-soo
Original language
Japanese
First release
February 16, 2009 (France)
Setting
Seoul
Crew
Screenplay
Lee Young-jong, Park Dae-min
Cinematography
Choi Chan-min
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | February 16, 2009 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | April 2, 2009 |
| Theatrical | United States | February 10, 2010 |
Full credits
| Director | Park Dae-min |
| Cast | Hwang Jung-min (Hong Jin-ho), Ryu Deok-hwan (Jang Gwang-soo), Uhm Ji-won (Soon-deok), Oh Dal-su (Oh Yeong-dal), Yoon Je-moon (Uk-kwan), Joo Ah-reum (Ok-yi), Kim Hyang-gi (Byeol-eeh), Kim Eung-soo (Yoshioka Minchi), Song Jae-ho (Min Chi-sung), Oh Tae-kyung (Min Soo-hyun), Uhm Hyo-seop (General Murata), Kim Ki-cheon (Dal-soo), Song Yo-sep (Bong-tae), Kim Seo-won (Beom-gu), Kwon Tae-won (Police Commissioner), Kim Byong-chul (Assistant Officer), Yoo Seung-mok (One-Armed Man), Jeong Gyu-su (Editor in Chief), Jo Young-jin (Korean Emperor), Bae Jun-wu (Police Officer), Park Jin-woo (Police Officer), Ha Jin-soo (Herbal Doctor), Son Byung-wook (Servant), Seo Dong-soo (Fat Man), Choi Jong-ryul (Soon-deok's Father-in-Law), Son Young-soon (One-Armed Man's Mother), Bae Geon-sik (Male chief delegate), Sin Gi-seop (Stilt Walker) |
| Screenplay | Lee Young-jong, Park Dae-min |
| Executive producer | Kim Bong-seo |
| Cinematography | Choi Chan-min |
| Production design | Cho Hwa-sung, Choi Hyeon-seok |
| Costumes | Yun Mi-ra |
Additional data: TMDB.
