Private Eye

Private Eye

Missing Bodies, Five Clues.

2009•1h 51m•6.2/10

MysteryCrimeThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(49)

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.

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Production

CJ Entertainment, Stone Comics Entertainment

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Hong Jin-ho

Ryu Deok-hwan

Ryu Deok-hwan

Jang Gwang-soo

Uhm Ji-won

Uhm Ji-won

Soon-deok

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Oh Yeong-dal

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Uk-kwan

Joo Ah-reum

Joo Ah-reum

Ok-yi

Kim Hyang-gi

Kim Hyang-gi

Byeol-eeh

Kim Eung-soo

Kim Eung-soo

Yoshioka Minchi

Song Jae-ho

Song Jae-ho

Min Chi-sung

Oh Tae-kyung

Oh Tae-kyung

Min Soo-hyun

Uhm Hyo-seop

Uhm Hyo-seop

General Murata

Kim Ki-cheon

Kim Ki-cheon

Dal-soo

Song Yo-sep

Song Yo-sep

Bong-tae

Kim Seo-won

Kim Seo-won

Beom-gu

Kwon Tae-won

Kwon Tae-won

Police Commissioner

Kim Byong-chul

Kim Byong-chul

Assistant Officer

Yoo Seung-mok

Yoo Seung-mok

One-Armed Man

Jeong Gyu-su

Jeong Gyu-su

Editor in Chief

Jo Young-jin

Jo Young-jin

Korean Emperor

Bae Jun-wu

Police Officer

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