“Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island” releases in U.S. and Canada on March 6

Korea’s hit period adventure comedy, “Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island” releases in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, Mar. 6, after topping the South Korean box office. The film earned a total $22.5 million from 3.1 million admissions since its February 11 release in South Korea.

Synopsis

Detective K and his loyal sidekicks Seo-pil return in this sequel to the 2011 hit film Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Wido. When Kim Min, known throughout 18th century Korea as Detective K, stumbles upon a ring of smugglers flooding Korea with counterfeit silver, he feels duty-bound to escape his exile and stop this menace before the Korean economy is shaken to its core. To solve the case, he enters a world of intrigue populated by gun-wielding courtesans and murderous bandits, but what he finds is an even darker mystery when the bodies of young slave girls wash up on the shore. Can Detective K solve the mysteries with his trademark inventiveness and bring the criminals to justice?

KIM Myung-min plays Kim-min (Detective K), OH Dal-su plays Seo-pil, and LEE Yeon-hee plays Hisako.

“Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island” is distributed by CJ Entertainment, produced by Generation Blue Films, and presented by Showbox Media.