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The Tooth and the Nail
The Tooth and the Nail

The Tooth and the Nail

The corpse is missing, yet the evidence is present.

Genres

ThrillerDrama

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Seok-jin, a magician at a club, meets a mysterious woman, Ha-yeon, who soon becomes his assistant and fiance. Things take a turn when she is found dead and he must find out what happened.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

09 May 2017

Country

South Korea

Cast

Go Soo

Go Soo

Choi Seung-man

Kim Joo-hyuk

Kim Joo-hyuk

Nam Do-jin

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Yun Young-hwan

Park Sung-woong

Park Sung-woong

Song Tae-seok

Im Hwa-young

Im Hwa-young

Jeung Ha-yeon

Park Ji-a

Park Ji-a

Ms. Sung

Kim Ooh-jin

Kim Ooh-jin

Abe

Oh Kwang-rok

Oh Kwang-rok

Theater Owner

Kim Tae-woo

Kim Tae-woo

Jang Ji-ho

Han Ji-eun

Han Ji-eun

Cheon-hee

Joel Roberts

Joel Roberts

Soldier

Han Kyu-won

Han Kyu-won

Court Audience

Hong Sung-chun

Hong Sung-chun

Detective

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