Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island (2015)

Joseon's top detective Kim Min attempts to track down those responsible for circulating massive amounts of counterfeit silver bullion in Joseon. He also tries to find the missing sibling of a young girl.

Director:

Suk-Yoon Kim

Writer:

Tak-Hwan Kim (novel)

Stars:

Myung-Min Kim, Yeon-hee Lee, Dal-su Oh

Cast

Credited cast:
Myung-Min Kim	...	Detective K
Yeon-hee Lee	...	Hisako
Dal-su Oh	...	Seo-Pil
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hwang Chae-won	...	Do-Hae
Eun-seok Choi	...	Guard
Moo-Sung Choi	...	Boss
Jung-min Hwang	...	Sakura (as Jung Min Hwang)
Woo Hyeon	...	Mr. Bang
Kwan-Woo Jo	...	Musician Jo
Ryun Jo	...	Woman 1
Won-joong Jung	...	Government official
Hyeon-mi Kim	...	Gisaeng
Joon-Bum Kim	...	Government official
Joongki Kim	...	Boss's subordinate
Min-sik Kim	...	Man 3

Storyline

Joseon's top detective Kim Min attempts to track down those responsible for circulating massive amounts of counterfeit silver bullion in Joseon. He also tries to find the missing sibling of a young girl.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Mystery

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Detective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)

User Reviews

Memorably Terrible

This film managed to be worse than it's predecessor.

How, you may ask when the first film had crappy effects, cheesy dialogue, no plot and laugh-free? By adding lots and lots of dead little girls, of course!

There's no attempt at historical accuracy and the acting is below average. Oh Dal-su is a kind of actor who Koreans instantly laugh by him just standing in the scene. But even he can't really save this crap.

A lame "action moment" happens when the hero uses a grenade to create diversion and get away while actually not harming anyone. Then it happens again. And then it happens again! And holy cow, it happens again!!

The twists aren't really predictable but that's because the film cheats and slavishly ticks all the clichés of this genre when it's obviously inappropriate

I guess the first film was harmless (despite being really bad) with some dumb laughs here and there but this one manages to be offensive too.

Warning for real bad after-taste since this is the first comedy I've seen where many many young girls end up severely poisoned if not dead already.

Thumbs way down. The competition is pretty high in Korean cinema when choosing the worst film of the year, but I know this one will be there since it's memorably terrible.

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

11 February 2015 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island

Filming Locations:

South Korea

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$57,663, 8 March 2015

Gross USA:

$185,367

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$27,387,870

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bakugan Zoobles Comics, DMZ Comics, Generation Blue Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1