The Night Owl

About The Night Owl

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 an…

An Tae-jin's The Night Owl is a 2022 history mystery film. It runs 118 minutes and was released in November 2022.

Ryu Jun-yeol appears as Cheon Gyeong-su, Yoo Hai-jin as King Injo, Choi Mu-sung as Lee Hyeong-ik, and Cho Seong-ha as Lord Choi. Written by An Tae-jin and Hyun Gyu-ri.

Shelv files it under murder mystery, royal family, blindness, and joseon dynasty (1392–1910).

The Throne, A Royal Affair, and Westfront 1918 make useful companions to The Night Owl, all filed under crown prince and father son relationship. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 67 TMDB voters.