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The Fox with Nine Tails

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The Fox with Nine Tails
Theatrical poster
Hangul
구미호
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGumiho
McCune–ReischauerKumiho
Directed byPark Heon-su
Written byPark Heon-su
Produced byShin Chul
Yu Hyeok-ju
Ha Gwang-hwi
StarringKo So-young
Jung Woo-sung
CinematographyKu Jung-mo
Edited byPark Soon-duk
Music byLee Dong-jun
Distributed byShinCine Communications
Release date
  • 23 July 1994 (1994-07-23)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

The Fox with Nine Tails (Korean구미호; RRGumiho) 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

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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

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Production

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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

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

References

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  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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