Phantom Detective

{{for|the fictional character|The Phantom Detective}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Phantom Detective

| image = Phantom_Detective_(탐정_홍길동).jpg

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| caption = Theatrical poster

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| director = Jo Sung-hee

| producer = Shin Chang-hwan

| writer = Jo Sung-hee

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on =

| starring = Lee Je-hoon
Kim Sung-kyun
Go Ara

| narrator =

| music = Kim Tae-seong

| cinematography = Byun Bong-sun

| editing = Jung Kye-hyun
Nam Na-yeong

| studio = Bidangil Pictures

| distributor = CJ Entertainment

| released = {{film date|2016|5|4|South Korea}}

| runtime = 125 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| gross = {{USD|10.2 million}} {{Cite web |url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20142406 |title=The Phantom Detective (2016) |access-date=2017-03-08 |archive-date=2017-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308222221/http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20142406 |url-status=dead }}

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Phantom Detective ({{ko-hhrm|탐정 홍길동: 사라진 마을||Tamjeong Honggildong: Sarajin Maeul}}; lit. "Detective Hong Gil-Dong: Disappeared Village") is a 2016 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed and written by Jo Sung-hee. Its central protagonist is a modern iteration of the classic Korean folk hero Hong Gildong. It was released in South Korea on May 4, 2016.{{cite web|title=[Herald Review] Korean folk hero meets Sherlock Holmes|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160502000813|website=The Korea Herald|first=Rumy|last=Doo|accessdate=2016-05-17|date=2 May 2016}} It was released in U.S. and Canada on 20 May 2016.{{cite web|title='Phantom Detective' to open in U.S., Canada|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160510000787|website=The Korea Herald|first=Rumy|last=Doo|accessdate=2016-05-17|date=10 May 2016}}{{cite web|title='Phantom Detective,' action thriller full of laughs|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2016/05/141_204050.html|website=Korea Times|first=Yun|last=Suh-young|accessdate=2016-05-17|date=4 May 2016}}