Private Eye

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.

Cast

Hwang Jung-min

as Hong Jin-ho

Ryu Deok-hwan

as Jang Gwang-soo

Uhm Ji-won

as Soon-deok

Oh Dal-su

as Oh Yeong-dal

Yoon Je-moon

as Uk-kwan

Joo Ah-reum

as Ok-yi

Kim Hyang-gi

as Byeol-eeh

Kim Eung-soo

as Yoshioka Minchi

Song Jae-ho

as Min Chi-sung

Oh Tae-kyung

as Min Soo-hyun

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