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