The Sheriff In Town

May 3, 2017

1h 55m

★ 6.0

Sensitive as a detective. Charismatic as a leader. Friendly as a neighbor.

Overview

After he leaves the police force, Dae-ho establishes himself as the sheriff of his town. He then investigates Jong-jin, a businessman, because of his alleged ties to drugs.

Genres

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Moonlight Film

Sanai Pictures

Lotte Entertainment

The Sheriff In Town Trailers

Cast

Dae-ho

Lee Sung-min

Jong-jin

Cho Jin-woong

Duk-man

Kim Sung-kyun

Yong-hwan

Kim Jong-soo

Seon-cheol

Jo Woo-jin

Gang-gon

Lim Hyun-sung

Chun-mo

Bae Jung-nam

Mi-seon

Kim Hye-eun

Hee-sun

Son Yeo-eun

Mr. Kwak

Kim Jae-young

Mr. Park

Kim Kwang-kyu

Detective Kim

Bae Myeong-jin

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