| Phantom Detective | |
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| Directed by | Jo Sung-hee |
| Written by | Jo Sung-hee |
| Produced by | Shin Chang-hwan |
| Starring | Lee Je-hoon Kim Sung-kyun Go Ara |
| Cinematography | Byun Bong-sun |
| Edited by | Jung Kye-hyun Nam Na-yeong |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
Production company | Bidangil Pictures |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$10.2 million [1] |
Phantom Detective (Korean: 탐정 홍길동: 사라진 마을; RR: Tamjeong Honggildong: Sarajin Maeul; lit. "Detective Hong Gil-Dong: Disappeared Village") is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed and written by Jo Sung-hee. Its central protagonist is a modern iteration of the classic Korean folk hero Hong Gildong. It was released in South Korea on May 4, 2016.[2] It was released in U.S. and Canada on 20 May 2016.[3][4]
- ^ "The Phantom Detective (2016)". Archived from the original on 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ Doo, Rumy (2 May 2016). "[Herald Review] Korean folk hero meets Sherlock Holmes". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ Doo, Rumy (10 May 2016). "'Phantom Detective' to open in U.S., Canada". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
- ^ Suh-young, Yun (4 May 2016). "'Phantom Detective,' action thriller full of laughs". Korea Times. Retrieved 2016-05-17.