Chuseok Comedy-Thriller Looks to Continue Hit Run
THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE will be released in Japan in February 2016, beginning with screenings in Tokyo, under the title
Two Detectives (in Korea the film is known as
Detective: The Beginning). The
CJ Entertainment comedy-thriller with
KWON Sang-woo and
SUNG Dong-il was a solid performer during the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holiday, winding up with 2.63 million admissions (USD 17.73 million), leading to talk of a sequel.
From director
KIM Joung-hoon, who previously helmed the romantic comedy
Petty Romance (2010),
THE ACCIDENTAL DETECTIVE features KWON as a blogger who indulges in his passion for investigation by going through cold cases, to the eternal chagrin of his wife, who scolds him for not taking care of their child and comic book store. When someone close to him dies, he becomes very involved in the case, to the annoyance of the lead detective, but eventually the two form an uneasy bond.
SUNG is a major character actor who can be seen in some of Korea’s biggest films, including
Take Off (2009) and
Miss Granny (2014).