Box of Death

Box of Death (주검의 상자 - Jugeomeui sangja) is a 1955 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. It was the celebrated director's debut film, and the first Korean film to use synchronous sound.[2]

Box of Death
Korean poster for Box of Death (1955)
Hangul
Hanja
주검의 箱子
Revised RomanizationJugeonui sangja
McCune–ReischauerChugŏm-ŭi sangja
Directed byKim Ki-young[1]
Written byKim Chang-sik
StarringChoi Moo-ryong
Kang Hyo-shil
CinematographyKim Hyeong-geun
Edited byYu Jae-won
Music byJeong Yoon-joo
Distributed byU.S.I.S.
Release date
  • June 11, 1955 (1955-06-11)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

An anti-communist film about a plot to stir up pro-communist sympathies through an act of terrorism. A young village man foils the plot by infiltrating the communist camp and blowing it up instead.[3]

Cast

Notes
  1. "The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  2. Vick, Tom. "Kim Ki-young: Biography". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  3. Synopsis from "The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  4. Cast listing based on "The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22.

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