''The Accidental Detective'' ( ko, 탐정: 더 비기닝) is a 2015 South Korean

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directed by Kim Joung-hoon. It was released on September 24, 2015. The crux of the film is loosely inspired from '' Strangers on a Train''. A sequel has been made - The Accidental Detective 2: In Action, released on June 13, 2018.

Plot

A true-crime enthusiast, Dae-Man (Kwon Sang-Woo) and a Sr. Detective Noh (Sung Dong-Il) now demoted under his Jr. investigate together to find the true murderer their friend is accused of.

Cast

Kwon Sang-woo Kwon Sang-woo (in Korean: 권상우, ''Kweon Sang-u''; born August 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor. He rose to stardom in 2003 with the romantic comedy film ''My Tutor Friend'' and the melodrama series ''Stairway to Heaven''. Career Kwon Sang- ...

as Kang Dae-man *

Sung Dong-il Sung Dong-il (born April 27, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Sung made his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla dialect-speaking character "Red Socks" in ...

as Noh Tae-soo *

Seo Young-hee Seo Young-hee (born June 13, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her supporting role in thriller ''The Chaser'' (2008) and her award-winning lead role in horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or d ...

as Mi-Ok (Dae-Man's wife) *

Lee Il-hwa Lee Il-hwa (born February 24, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1991, and has since appeared in numerous television drama In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fict ...

as Noh's wife *

Park Hae-Joon Park Hae-joon (born Park Sang-woo on June 14, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Park first drew attention as a supporting actor in the television series' ''Doctor Stranger'' and '' Misaeng: Incomplete Life'' both released in 2014, which led to him ...

as Joon-Soo *Lee Seung-Joon as Kim Yong-Gyu *Jo Bok-Rae as Lee Yoo-No *Kwon-hyeok as Han Tae-woong *

Yoon Kyung-ho Yoon Kyung-ho (, born 5 July 1980) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He debuted in 2002 in SBS's documentary drama ''Savage Age''. He came into prominence in KBS's 2017 legal drama ''Witch at Court'' and tvN's 2019 TV series ...

as Detective Ma

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