Under Japanese imperialism, the Korean national
treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. Legendary Korean
spy Lee is assigned to recover the fabled statue and
reveal the dark plot. His recovery operation fails miserably, losing both the statue and his sexy partner.
Lee discovers that the failure was an inside job and
fuelled by revenge, he must face off with the dangerous shadowy figure behind the plot.

A comedy with a slight European feel to it provides
Korea with its very own Inspector Clouseau expertly
played by the hilarious Lim Won-hee. Dachimawa
Lee was a film long in production as it started as a
short film in 2000 which became an internet sensation and helped to create stars out of the Ryoo brothers and its lead Lim Won-hee. Like City of Violence
the film takes its cues from the films the director grew
up watching with its bad dubbing and sixties feel.