Box of Death

Box of Death
Korean poster for Box of Death (1955)
Hangul	주검의 상자
Hanja	주검의 箱子
Revised Romanization	Jugeonui sangja
McCune–Reischauer	Chugŏm-ŭi sangja
Directed by	Kim Ki-young[1]
Written by	Kim Chang-sik
Starring	Choi Moo-ryong Kang Hyo-shil
Music by	Jeong Yoon-joo
Cinematography	Kim Hyeong-geun
Edited by	Yu Jae-won
Distributed by	U.S.I.S.
Release dates	June 11, 1955
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

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]

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]

Cast

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

Notes

1. "The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Vick, Tom. "Kim Ki-young: Biography". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
3. Synopsis from "The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22. External link in |publisher= (help)
4. Cast listing based on "The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

• Berry, Chris. "The Box of Death". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2004-05-08. Retrieved 2008-01-23. External link in |publisher= (help)
• Jukeomiui sangja (1955) at the Internet Movie Database
• "The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22. External link in |publisher= (help)