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