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The Night Owl (2022)
Directed by An Tae-jin
“The crown prince is dead. The only witness is a blind man.”
Thriller, Mystery, History · 1h 58m
Korea, 1645 - Joseon Dynasty: a partially blind and gifted acupuncturist, Gyeong-su, is invited to work alongside the royal physician in the palace of King Injo, just before the crown prince Sohyeon returns after having been held captive by the Qing Dynasty. Prince Sohyeon and his father begin to differ in opinion on the future direction of their dynasty, leading King Injo to suffer from severe anxiety and paranoia. One night, Gyeong-su witnesses prince Sohyeon's death. Disbelieved as a witness on account of his blindness, Gyeong-su must struggle to reveal the truth while not falling prey to the power-hungry conspirators of the palace.
Cast
Ryu Jun-yeol
Cheon Gyeong-su
Yoo Hai-jin
King Injo
Choi Mu-sung
Lee Hyeong-ik
Cho Seong-ha
Lord Choi
Park Myung-hoon
Man-sik
Kim Sung-cheol
Crown Prince Sohyeon
Ahn Eun-jin
Consort Jo
Jo Yoon-seo
Crown Princess Kang
Lee Joo-won
Seok-cheol
Kim Yae-eun
Court Lady Seo
Jung Suk-won
Captain of the guard
Ryu Sung-hyun
Senior physician
Crew
- Director
- An Tae-jin
- Writer
- An Tae-jin, Hyun Gyu-ri
- Director of Photography
- Kim Tae-kyeong
- Original Music Composer
- Hwang Sang-jun
- Editor
- Kim Sun-min
- Producer
- Lee Gang-jin
Details
- Original title
- 올빼미
- Release date
- 2022-11-23
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery, History
- Original language
- KO
- Spoken languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
- Production
- CJeS Studios, Damdam Film