The Fox with Nine Tails

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The Fox with Nine Tails
Theatrical poster
Hangul
九尾狐
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gumiho
McCune?Reischauer Kumiho
Directed by Park Heon-su
Written by Park Heon-su
Produced by Shin Chul
Yu Hyeok-ju
Ha Gwang-hwi
Starring Ko So-young
Jung Woo-sung
Cinematography Ku Jung-mo
Edited by Park Soon-duk
Music by Lee Dong-jun
Distributed by ShinCine Communications
Release date
  • 23 July 1994  ( 1994-07-23 )
Running time
107 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

The Fox with Nine Tails ( Korean 九尾狐 ; RR Gumiho ) is a 1994 South Korean film . It was the first feature film by the director Park Heon-su. [1] It was also the film debut of the leading actors Ko So-young and Jung Woo-sung , who later starred together in Beat (1997) and Love (1999). [2]

Plot [ edit ]

Harah is a kumiho in the guise of a beautiful young woman, who desperately desires to become human. She falls in love with a charming taxi driver, Hyuk, and tries to use him to achieve her goal. But an agent from hell has been sent to track down and destroy her.

Cast [ edit ]

Production [ edit ]

The Fox with Nine Tails was the first Korean film to use computer-generated imagery and it foreshadowed other changes in the Korean film industry by pioneering the fantasy genre and using chaebol funds from the Byuksan Group to cover the budget. [3] The opening scenes of the film depicting hell used approximately 200 extras , with the set costing in the region \100,000,000 ( US$125,000 ). [1]

Release [ edit ]

The Fox with Nine Tails was released on 24 July 1994. [1]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c "The fox with nine tails (Gumiho)" . Korean Movie Database . 1994 . Retrieved 28 December 2008 .
  2. ^ "Ko So-young" . Koreanfilm.org . Retrieved 28 December 2008 .
    - "Jung Woo-sung" . Koreanfilm.org . Retrieved 28 December 2008 .
  3. ^ " Advances in Visual Technology ", Introduction to Korean Film pp. 369. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Archived 15 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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