Killer Toon

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]

Killer Toon
Official poster
Directed byKim Yong-gyun
Produced byLee Sang-hak
Han Man-taek
Jeong Yong-ki
Written byLee Sang-hak
StarringLee Si-young
Um Ki-joon
Music byChoi Yong-rak
CinematographyLee Jung-bae
Edited byKim Mi-ju
Production
company
Filma Pictures
Line Film
CJ Entertainment
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)
Running time
104 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$7.6 million[1]

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

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
  • Lee Si-young as Kang Ji-yoon
  • Um Ki-joon as Lee Ki-cheol
  • Hyun Woo as Kim Young-soo
  • Moon Ga-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

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
  1. http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20129114
  2. Ji, Yong-jin (20 May 2013). "Korea Will Be Frozen with Fear in June". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  3. Sunwoo, Carla (2 July 2013). "Actress breaks mold, tackles Killer role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  4. Cremin, Stephen (15 July 2013). "Killer Toon resuscitates K-horror". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  5. Jin, Eun-soo (19 June 2013). "Webtoon spooks movie audiences". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  6. Conran, Pierce (11 July 2013). "Review: Webcomics Harbor Old Grudges in KILLER TOON". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
  7. Elley, Derek (7 December 2013). "Killer Toon". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  8. "South Korea Box Office - June 28–30, 2013". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
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