The Scarlet Letter (2004)

Other name: 주홍글씨, 朱紅글씨, Juhong Geulsshi

Description:

The Scarlet Letter is a gripping psychological thriller following Lee Kihoon, an intelligent homicide detective with sharp animal instincts. Living a dangerous double life, Kihoon balances his marriage to Han Soohyun, a submissive and seemingly perfect classical cellist, with a passionate affair with Choi Gahee, a sultry nightclub jazz singer. Strikingly, both women share a past as high school classmates. Kihoon smoothly navigates between these two contrasting worlds until a dark murder investigation disrupts his reality. Summoned to a crime scene, he encounters Ji Kyunghee, a woman accused of murdering her husband. This fateful meeting intertwines their lives, threatening to unravel Kihoon's secrets. As professional duty clashes with personal deception, the detective must navigate a web of lies, passion, and betrayal. Will his animal instincts help him solve the case, or will his own secrets destroy him?

Country: Korean

Status: Completed

Released: 2004

Genre:Mature; Romance; Thriller