The Accidental Detective

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Movie: The Accidental Detective (English title) / Private Investigator: The Beginning (literal title)
Revised romanization: Tamjung: Deo Bigining
Hangul: 탐정: 더 비기닝
Director: Kim Jung-Hoon
Writer: Kim Jung-Hoon, Lee Jung-Ho
Producer: Yoon Chang-Sook
Cinematographer: Ki Se-Hoon
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Runtime: 120 min.
Genre: Comedy / Crime / Private Detective
Distributor: CJ Entertainment
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Dae-Man (Kwon Sang-Woo) is busy running a comic book store, website, taking care of a baby and solving murder cases. He gets the biggest kick from going to the police station and giving his opinion to detectives. Highly respected Detective No (Sung Dong-Il) at the police station can't stand Dae-Man.

One day, Dae-Man's friend and detective, Joon-Soo (Park Hae-Joon), is arrested for murder. To prove his innocence, Detective No teams up with Dae-Man. Meanwhile, a second murder takes place.

Notes

Original screenplay by Kim Jung-Hoon is the winner of the 8th Makdong Scenario Contest in 2006.
Filming began March 29, 2015 in South Korea and finished June 26, 2015
Related titles:
1. The Accidental Detective | Tamjung: Deo Bigining (2015)
2. The Accidental Detective 2: In Action | Tamjung 2 (2018)

Cast



Kwon Sang-Woo	Sung Dong-Il	Seo Young-Hee	Park Hae-Joon	Lee Seung-Joon
Dae-Man	Detective No	Mi-Ok	Joon-Soo	Kim Yong-Gyu



Jo Bok-Rae	Lee Il-Hwa	Oh Jung-Se	Park Jun-Myun
Lee Yoo-No	Detective No's wife	hospital patient	bakery shop woman

Additional Cast Members:

Yoon Kyung-Ho - Detective Ma
Lee Hae-Young - Team Leader Seo
Park Sung-Il - Detective Song
Choi Sung-Won - newcomer
Ji Dae-Han - Jang-Ho
Lee Un-Jung - Han Seo-Young
Hong Eun-Taek - Gun-Woo
Jo Wan-Ki - Suk-Hwan
Lee Chung-Hee - Yang Min-A
Min Moo-Je - Sun-Hye's husband
Kwon Hyuk - Han Tae-Woong
Kim Joo-Hun - boss
Jin Yong-Wook - snack cart owner
Jung Da-Woon - female police officer
Kwak Eun-Jin - barista
Sun Wook-Hyun - coroner
Kim Tae-Hoon - forensics team member
Jang In-Ho - detective 1
Jang Joon-Hyun - detective 2
Lee Tae-Gum - probation officer 1
Jun Hyun-Sook - hospital ward woman
Han Chang-Hyun - judge
No Jae-Hoon - internet cafe man
Kim Ha-Neul - anchorwoman
Jung Woo-Young - costume play Otari 1
Kang Sang-Chul - prison guard
Kim Ji-Hwan - orphanage kid

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Jillybean Oct 26 2022 10:53 am Absolutely Love This Movie!!!!! The chemistry of the leads are so great + the story is freaking amazing!!!! ??Perfect mix of action, comedy & crime!! Didn’t expect that ending tho!

Would rate this a 9.5/10!!!!! Will watch the sequel next ?

Malcolm May 30 2018 10:13 am Enjoyed the first ...and see no reason NOT to watch this..

liliziasta Apr 17 2017 2:47 am This story is funny and cool..That was a nice story

HEALER May 31 2016 12:53 pm I love this movie , it's like between comedy and action/detective/crime , Kwon Sang-Woo and Dong IL made a perfect duo in this movie , could we see a Part 2 ? hope so

lovetta Jan 30 2016 3:13 am i love Joon-soo in this movie! park hae joon ajjushi! I wait for u comeback again ~~

lovetta Jan 30 2016 3:11 am i love Park hae joon in this movie! i will wait for u comeback again

Jungle_fish Jan 22 2016 12:30 pm The amount of humor and case are balance, this movie is daebak.. I cant stop laughing..

annachanzy Jan 02 2016 9:02 am Back again....the Reply (1997,1994,1988) series' spouse is back again as on-screen spouse in this movie. Sung Dong Il & Lee Il Hwa couple

annachanzy Jan 02 2016 9:01 am Back again....the Reply (1997,1994,1988) series' spouse is back again as on-screen spouse in this movie ^^ Sung Dong Il & Lee Il Hwa couple :D

annachanzy Jan 02 2016 8:43 am This movie is so funny and the detective feel is real. I really love this movie. It's unpredictable and it has serious and funny side. Recommended!!!

Rinn Nov 23 2015 12:53 pm I was waiting for this!

Kathryn Dales Sep 22 2015 7:55 am Where/how will I be able to get a copy of this in the USA?

roman Jun 06 2015 9:15 am So eagerly waiting for this one

ish Aug 21 2014 10:51 am can't wait to watch this movie

ish Aug 21 2014 10:50 am can't wait to watch this movie

sukma Apr 12 2014 7:33 am sounds interesting :D

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