Английская Википедия:Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow
Шаблон:Infobox film Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow (Шаблон:Korean) is a 2011 South Korean film based on the novel by Kim Tak-hwan, starring Kim Myung-min in the lead role.[1] It was the 4th best selling Korean film of 2011.[2]
Plot
In 1782, 16 years after Jeongjo became the King of Joseon, a series of murders occurs. King Jeongjo believes the murders may belong to a conspiracy by government officials to cover up tributary payments. King Jeongjo then gives Detective K (Kim Myung-min) a secret order to find out who is behind the killings.
When Detective K goes to question the jailed city governor, he discovers that the governor has just been murdered. Detective K then pulls out the murder weapon: a long metal needle that is jammed into the back of the governor's head. Furthermore, Detective K discovers a clue to the murderer's identity. Remnants of the regional Wolfsbane flower are found near the long metal needle. But, while Detective K is holding the murder weapon, prison guards come into the cell and assume that Detective K murdered the city governor. Now imprisoned, Detective K awakes to find dog fancier Seo-pil (Oh Dal-su) standing over him. Seo-pil helps Detective K escape from prison.
Because of this incident, King Jeongjo demotes Detective K and reassigns him to Jeokseong to investigate the case of a woman thought to have killed herself after the death of her husband. But, this reassignment is more of a ruse for Detective K to get to Jeokseong – the area where the Wolfsbane flower blooms.
As Detective K and Seo-pil investigate in Jeokseong, they come across lady Han Kaek-ju (Han Ji-min), who works as a commission agent and controls large groups of merchants. Detective K and Seo-Pil suspect that Han Kaek-ju and the head of the Noron political party Minister Im (Lee Jae-yong) are embezzling taxes to pay off politicians. Meanwhile, Detective K also investigates the case of the woman who reportedly committed suicide after the death of her husband and comes to the conclusion that these two cases are somehow related.
Cast
- Kim Myung-min as Detective K
- Han Ji-min as Han Kaek-ju
- Oh Dal-su as Han Seo-pil
- Lee Jae-yong as Minister Im
- Woo Hyeon as Mr. Bang
- Ye Soo-jung as Im's wife
- Choi Moo-sung as medical guru
- Jung In-gi as magistrate
- Lee Seol-gu as servant 4
- Choi Jae-sup as Lee Bang
- Moon Kyung-min as old blacksmith
- Kim Tae-hoon as Im Geo-seon
- Nam Sung-jin as King Jeongjo
- Yang Han-yeol as Young slave
- Lee Chae-eun as Young slave
- Kim Young-hoon as Priest
Release
The film was released in South Korea on January 27, 2011. It received a theatrical run in 10 cities in the U.S. and Canada in March 2011, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Hawaii and Vancouver.[3] It was also sold to Australia, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and screened at the Hawaii International Film Festival.[4]
Sequels
Шаблон:Main The sequel was released in February 2015. Kim Myung-min and Oh Dal-su reprised their roles, and are joined by Lee Yeon-hee as a femme fatale.[5][6]
A third film, Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead, was released on February 8, 2018.
References
External links
- Шаблон:Official website Шаблон:In lang
- Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow at Naver Шаблон:In lang
- Шаблон:Kmdb film
- Шаблон:IMDb title
- Шаблон:Hancinema film
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "The Best Selling Films of 2011". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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