Killer Toon
| Killer Toon | |
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 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-gyun |
| Written by | Lee Sang-hak |
| Produced by | Lee Sang-hak Han Man-taek Jeong Yong-ki |
| Starring | Lee Si-young Um Ki-joon |
| Cinematography | Lee Jung-bae |
| Edited by | Kim Mi-ju |
| Music by | Choi Yong-rak |
Production companies | Filma Pictures Line Film CJ Entertainment |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$7.6 million[1] |
Killer Toon (Korean: 더 웹툰: 예고살인; RR: Deo Web-tun: Yeo-go-sal-in) is a 2013 South Korean satirical psychological horror thriller film directed by Kim Yong-gyun, and starring Lee Si-young and Um Ki-joon.[2][3]
The film was successful at the box office, as it was the first South Korean horror film to sell more than one million cinema tickets since Death Bell in 2008.[4]
Plot
[edit]A popular horror webtoon artist Kang Ji-yoon (Lee Si-young) finds life imitating her own work when her publisher turns up dead in a gruesome way, precisely mirrors the images in her latest comic. After a series of murders are connected to her webtoon, a private detective Lee Ki-cheol (Um Ki-joon) places Ji-Yoon on the list of suspects.[5][6]
Cast
[edit]- Lee Si-young as Kang Ji-yoon
- Um Ki-joon as Lee Ki-cheol
- Hyun Woo as Kim Young-soo
- Moon Ka-young as Jo Seo-hyun
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Jo Seon-gi
- Kim Do-young as Seo Mi-sook
- Kim Hae-eun as Detective Yeo
- Kim So-yeon as Mi-jin
- Oh Yoon-hong as Seon-gi's wife
- Lee Do-yeob as coroner
- Kim Ji-young as young Seo-hyun
- Oh Kwang-rok as chief detective
- Kim So-hyun as young Mi-sook
- Lee Yong-nyeo as female doctor Jin-kyung
- Seo Jin-won as editor-in-chief
- Lee Sang-hoon as internet reporter 1
Release
[edit]Killer Toon was released in South Korea on June 27, 2013, and was financially successful on its release.[4][7] By July 15, 2013, the film grossed ₩7.79 billion (US$6.93 million). In comparison, other South Korean horror films from that year, namely Doctor and The Puppet made ₩495 million (US$441,000) and ₩228 million (US$203,000) on 68,222 and 31,713 admissions, respectively.[4] The film debuted at second place in the South Korean box office, only being beaten by the Hollywood film World War Z.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Killer Toon (2013)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ^ Ji, Yong-jin (20 May 2013). "Korea Will Be Frozen with Fear in June". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (2 July 2013). "Actress breaks mold, tackles Killer role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ a b c Cremin, Stephen (15 July 2013). "Killer Toon resuscitates K-horror". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (19 June 2013). "Webtoon spooks movie audiences". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (11 July 2013). "Review: Webcomics Harbor Old Grudges in KILLER TOON". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ Elley, Derek (7 December 2013). "Killer Toon". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ "South Korea Box Office - June 28–30, 2013". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Killer Toon at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Killer Toon at IMDb
- Killer Toon at HanCinema