Box of Death

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Box of Death

Poster for Box of Death (1955)
Directed by Kim Ki-young[1]
Written by Kim Chang-sik
Starring Choi Moo-ryong
Gang Hyo-sil
Music by Jeong Yoon-joo
Cinematography Kim Hyeong-geun
Editing by Yu Jae-won
Distributed by U.S.I.S.
Release date(s) June 11, 1955
Country South Korea
Language Korean
IMDb profile
Korean name
Hangul 주검의 상자
Hanja 주검의 箱子

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]

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[edit] 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]

[edit] Cast

  • Choi Moo-ryong[4]
  • Gang Hyo-sil
  • No Neung-geol
  • Choi Nam-Hyun
  • Kim Myung-soon
  • Sin Dong-hun
  • Ju In-seon

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