The Night Owl (2022)
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.
- Released
- 2022-11-23
- Genres
- Thriller, Mystery, History
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- An Tae-jin
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 from 67 votes
Cast
- Ryu Jun-yeol as Cheon Gyeong-su
- Yoo Hai-jin as King Injo
- Choi Mu-sung as Lee Hyeong-ik
- Cho Seong-ha as Lord Choi
- Park Myung-hoon as Man-sik
- Kim Sung-cheol as Crown Prince Sohyeon
- Ahn Eun-jin as Consort Jo
- Jo Yoon-seo as Crown Princess Kang
- Lee Joo-won as Seok-cheol
- Kim Yae-eun as Court Lady Seo
- Jung Suk-won as Captain of the guard
- Ryu Sung-hyun as Senior physician
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