Bunshinsaba (2012 film)

Bunshinsaba
Directed by Ahn Byeong-ki
Produced by Pei Lin
Screenplay by
  • Liu Han
  • Li Han
  • Li Wei
Starring
  • Mei Ting
  • Ma Shuliang
  • Wu Chao
  • Zhu Jiangdi
  • Guo Jingfei
  • Gao Xinyu
Music by Jeong Yong-jin
Cinematography Choi Sang-muk
Edited by Ham Seong-won
Release dates
  • July 16, 2012 (China)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country China
Language Mandarin
Box office US$9.93 million

Bunshinsaba (Chinese title: 筆仙) is a 2012 Chinese horror film directed by Ahn Byeong-ki."[1] The film has the same title as Ahn Byeong-ki 2004 film Bunshinsaba, but contains an unrelated plot. The film is set in Beijing, where Xiao Ai (Mei Ting) has her horror novel rejected by her patient publisherfinds out her ex-husband, Qi Kun (Wu Chao), has been released from prison and is looking for Xiao Ai and her asthmatic son Xiao Xin (Zhu Jiangdi). Xiao Ai and Xiao Xin are offered an old house by her doctor where unexplainable events begin to happen.[1]

Cast

Style

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia commented that outside the fact that the characters were speaking Mandarin, that the film "looks exactly like a South Korean one — from its clean-looking shooting style, photography, editing, music and even immaculate wardrobe — and with its remote setting could just as well have been shot in South Korea as well."[1] The Chinese title of the film translates to a type of ouija board game using a pen, but no such item appears in the film.[1]

Release

Bunshinsaba was released in China on July 12, 2012.[1] The film grossed RMB32.0 million (US$5.01 million) in the first seven days of its theatrical run.[2] Since the film's release, director Ahn Byeong-ki has become the first South Korean director to set up his own workshop (ByungKi An China Studio) in Mainland China.[1] The film ended its theatrical run grossing RMB61 million (US$9.93 million).[3] The film was followed up with a sequel Bunshinsaba 2 in 2013 and Bunshinsaba3 in 2014.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Elley, Derek (August 8, 2012). "Bunshinsaba". Film Business Asia. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ Cremin, Stephen (July 24, 2012). "Resurrection takes China BO record". Film Business Asia. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ma, Kevin (July 22, 2013). "Korean directors break BO records in China". Film Business Asia. Retrieved July 22, 2013.