| Killer Toon | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Killer Toon (Korean: 더 웹툰: 예고살인; RR: Deo Web-tun: Yeo-go-sal-in) is a 2013 South Korean psychological horror film directed by Kim Yong-gyun, and starring Lee Si-young and Um Ki-joon.
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.
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.
Cast
- 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
Killer Toon was released in South Korea on June 27, 2013, and was financially successful on its release. 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. The film debuted at second place in the South Korean box office, only being beaten by the Hollywood film World War Z.
References
- "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.
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Korean)
- Killer Toon at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Killer Toon at IMDb
- Killer Toon at HanCinema