Killer Toon

Killer Toon
Official poster
Directed by	Kim Yong-gyun
Written by	Lee Sang-hak
Produced by	Lee Sang-hak Han Man-taek Jeong Yong-ki
Starring	Lee Si-young Um Ki-joon
Cinematography	Lee Jung-bae
Edited by	Kim Mi-ju
Music by	Choi Yong-rak
Production companies	Filma Pictures Line Film CJ Entertainment
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	June 27, 2013 (2013-06-27)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$7.6 million[1]

Killer Toon (Korean: 더 웹툰: 예고살인; RR: Deo Web-tun: Yeo-go-sal-in) is a 2013 South Korean psychological horror film directed by Kim Yong-gyun, and starring Lee Si-young and Um Ki-joon.[2][3]

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.[4]

Plot

A popular horror webtoon artist Kang Ji-yoon (Lee Si-young) finds life imitating her own work when her publisher turns up dead in a gruesome way, precisely mirrors the images in her latest comic. After a series of murders are connected to her webtoon, a private detective Lee Ki-cheol (Um Ki-joon) places Ji-Yoon on the list of suspects.[5][6]

Cast

• Lee Si-young as Kang Ji-yoon
• Um Ki-joon as Lee Ki-cheol
• Hyun Woo as Kim Young-soo
• Moon Ka-young as Jo Seo-hyun
• Kwon Hae-hyo as Jo Seon-gi
• Kim Do-young as Seo Mi-sook
• Kim Hae-eun as Detective Yeo
• Kim So-yeon as Mi-jin
• Oh Yoon-hong as Seon-gi's wife
• Lee Do-yeob as coroner
• Kim Ji-young as young Seo-hyun
• Oh Kwang-rok as chief detective
• Kim So-hyun as young Mi-sook
• Lee Yong-nyeo as female doctor Jin-kyung
• Seo Jin-won as editor-in-chief
• Lee Sang-hoon as internet reporter 1

Release

Killer Toon was released in South Korea on June 27, 2013, and was financially successful on its release.[4][7] 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.[4] The film debuted at second place in the South Korean box office, only being beaten by the Hollywood film World War Z.[8]

References

1. "Killer Toon (2013)". Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
2. Ji, Yong-jin (20 May 2013). "Korea Will Be Frozen with Fear in June". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
3. Sunwoo, Carla (2 July 2013). "Actress breaks mold, tackles Killer role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
4. Cremin, Stephen (15 July 2013). "Killer Toon resuscitates K-horror". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
5. Jin, Eun-soo (19 June 2013). "Webtoon spooks movie audiences". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
6. Conran, Pierce (11 July 2013). "Review: Webcomics Harbor Old Grudges in KILLER TOON". Twitch Film. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
7. Elley, Derek (7 December 2013). "Killer Toon". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
8. "South Korea Box Office - June 28–30, 2013". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-07-15.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Killer Toon at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
• Killer Toon at IMDb
• Killer Toon at HanCinema