The Night Owl Movie Details:
| Hangul | 올빼미 |
| Revised Romanization | Olbbaemi |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Mystery Period Thriller |
| Release date | November 23, 2022 |
| Running time | 1hr 58min |
| Starring | Ryu Jun-yeol Yoo Hae-jin |
| Directed by | Ahn Tae-jin |
| Screenplay by | Hyun Gyu-ri Ahn Tae-jin |
| Produced by | Yeon-Ja Baik Joo-Hyun Lee Kang-jin Lee |
| Cinematography by | Kim Tae-kyeong |
| Edited by | Kim Sun-min |
| Music by | Hwang Sang-jun |
| Production Company | C-JeS Entertainment Cinema DahmDahm |
| Distributor | Next Entertainment World |
The Night Owl Movie Cast & Characters:
- Ryu Jun-yeol as Kyung-soo
- Yoo Hae-jin as King Injo
- Choi Moo-sung as Lee Hyung-ik
- Jo Sung-ha as Young Eui-jeong
- Park Myung-hoon as Man-sik
- Kim Sung-cheol as Crown Prince Sohyeon
- Ahn Eun-jin as Jo So-yong
- Jo Yoon-seo as Crown Princess Minhoe
- Lee Joo-won as Yi Seok-Cheol, the eldest son of Crown Prince Sohyeon
- Kim Do-won as Chun Kyung-jae, Kyung-soo’s younger brother.
Storyline:
Kyung-soo is blind but has excellent acupuncture skills. He enters the palace after being recognized for his talent by Lee Hyung-ik. Around that time, Crown Prince Sohyeon, who was taken hostage by the Qing Dynasty, returned to Korea after 8 years. Injo, while happy for his son, is overcome with unknown anxiety for a while. Then one night, Kyung-soo, who can see faintly in the dark, witnesses the death of Crown Prince Sohyeon. As he tries to tell the truth, bigger secrets and conspiracies are revealed, putting his life at risk. After the death of his son, Injo’s anxiety turns into madness and begins to run rampant, and Kyung-soo, who witnessed the death of the crown prince, attempts to reveal the truth behind the crown prince’s death.
The Night Owl Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | ₩9 billion |
| Worldwide Collection | US$26.6 million |
About The Night Owl Movie:
The Night Owl (Korean: 올빼미; RR: Olbbaemi; lit. Owl) is a South Korean period thriller drama film directed by Ahn Tae-jin, starring Ryu Jun-yeol and Yoo Hae-jin. Set in the Joseon period, it is based on the mystery surrounding the death of Crown Prince Sohyeon, who returned from the Qing Dynasty in the Joseon Injo period.
The Night Owl was released on November 23, 2022.
