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2010 South Korean television series
Joseon X-Files
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Promotional poster for
Joseon X-Files
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Also known as
| Secret Investigation Records
Joseon X-Files: Secret Book
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Genre
| Period drama
Mystery
Science fiction
Drama
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Written by
| Kim Nam
Kim Jung-hee
Ha Won-gi
Lee Dong-gyu
Hong Seung-yeon
Ham Chang-seok
Park Doo-il
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Directed by
| Kim Heung-dong
Kang Kyung-hoon
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Starring
| Kim Ji-hoon
Im Jung-eun
Kim Kap-soo
Jo Hee-bong
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Country of origin
| South Korea
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Original language
| Korean
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No.
of episodes
| 12
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Producers
| Ahn Hoon-chan
Song Jin-hwa
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Running time
| Fridays at 24:00 (
KST
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Production company
| MBC Production
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Network
| tvN
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Release
| 20 August
(
2010-08-20
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29 October 2010
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2010-10-29
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Joseon X-Files
(
Korean
:
譏察비록
;
Hanja
:
奇察秘錄
;
RR
:
Gichalbirok
) is a 2010
South Korean television series
starring
Kim Ji-hoon
,
Im Jung-eun
,
Kim Kap-soo
and
Jo Hee-bong
.
[1]
It aired on
tvN
from August 20 to October 29, 2010, on Fridays at 24:00 for 12 episodes.
The
historical drama
is based on cases detailed in the
Annals of the Joseon Dynasty
while incorporating mysterious and supernatural elements.
The original Korean title's literal translation is
Secret Investigation Records
, and the series is also known as
Joseon X-Files: Secret Book
(
Korean
:
朝鮮X파일: 譏察비록
;
RR
:
Joseon X Pa-il: Gichalbirok
).
Plot
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Mysterious incidents are recorded in the
Annals of the Joseon Dynasty
that cannot be explained through science.
In this
Joseon
-era
alternate history
, Kim Hyung-do (
Kim Ji-hoon
) is an inspector with a strong focus on investigating into administrative misdeeds. This brings him into direct contact with a secret organization within the government. Dealing with strange, paranormal and possibly alien phenomena, the duty of this organization is to keep everything under control, leaving only secret records. Occurring during the reign of
King Gwanghae
, the episodes make various allusions to the political turmoils of the period. These individual stories are:
- E01?02: The Secret Light (Parts 1 & 2)
- E03: The Curse of Shilla's Gold
- E04: Behind Those Crimson Eyes
- E05: The Sealed Tale
- E06: Ghosts at Yi Du's House
- E07: The Four Dimensions Village
- E08: The Immortal Prophet
- E09: Attack of the Changgwi
- E10: Return to Dragon Palace
- E11-E12: The Rebirth of the Dubak God (Parts 1 & 2)
In these various contexts, investigator Kim Hyung-do avoids superstition and searches for realistic explanations while investigator Heo Yoon-yi (
Im Jung-eun
) is more open to supernatural possibilities, including secrets of her own. The finale doesn't explain everything. Kim Hyung-do's last reply to Heo Yoon-yi is only "I know who you are".
Cast
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Main
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- Kim Ji-hoon
as Kim Hyung-do, inspector of the
Saheonbu
,
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senior 6th rank.
- Im Jung-eun
as Heo Yoon-yi, bookshop owner, the other inquirer.
- Jo Hee-bong
as Jang Man, adjutant of Kim Hyung-do.
- Kim Kap-soo
as Ji Seung, one of the six Royal Secretaries, 3rd senior rank. Head of the inquirers.
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Cameos
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83 other actors are named in the hard-subbed credits. Among them:
[4]
- Noh Young-guk as Yi Hyeong-wuk, revoked governor of the
Gangwon Province
, former teacher of Kim Hyung-do (E01?02).
- Jo Jung-eun
as Suk-mi, daughter of the magistrate and lover of the cursed boy (E04)
- Yun Jong-hwa as Oh Gyeong-wun, son of Baek-yi, writer of prophetic stories (E05)
- Jo An
as Bu-ok, the gisaeng from a previous life (E05)
- Jeon So-min
as shaman Choi Eui-shin, avenging her father (E06)
- Kim Eung-soo
as Yi Du, Chief of Royal Palace Guards (E06, E08)
- Jang Dae-yoon as Lee Bang-hyeon, the mercy killer (E09)
- Kim Ji-won as Ja-geun, little girl at Noryang Island (E10)
- Myung Gye-nam as Eo Sun-kwon, the mayor of the island (E10)
- Kim Yoon-tae as Kang Yu-seok, deceased leader of the Dubak sect (E11?12)
- Go Seo-hee as Su-hee, head shaman, daughter of Kang Yu-seok (E11?12)
- Choi Min as executive of the Dubak sect (E11?12)
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