Killer Toon

Killer Toon

Kim Yong-gyun
Directed by Kim Yong-gyun
Produced by Lee Sang-hak
Han Man-taek
Jeong Yong-ki
Written by Lee Sang-hak
Starring Lee Si-young
Um Ki-joon
Music by Choi Yong-rak
Cinematography Lee Jung-bae
Edited by Kim Mi-ju
Production
company
Filma Pictures
Line Film
CJ Entertainment
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Release dates
  • June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)
Running time
104 min.
Country South Korea

Killer Toon (Hangul: 더 웹툰: 예고살인; RR: Deo Web-tun: Yeo-go-sal-in) is a 2013 South Korean horror film directed by Kim Yong-gyun, and starring Lee Si-young and Um Ki-joon.[1][2]

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.[3]

Plot

After a series of murders are committed that mimic a famous webtoon, detective Lee Ki-cheol (Um Ki-joon) places the cartoonist Kang Ji-yoon (Lee Si-young) on the list of suspects.[4][5]

Cast

Release

Killer Toon was released in South Korea on June 27, 2013 and was financially successful on its release.[3][6] 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.[3] The film debuted at second place in the South Korean box office, only being beaten by the Hollywood film World War Z.[7]

References

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

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