''Box of Death'' (
주검의 상자 - ''Jugeomeui sangja'') is a 1955
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...
n film directed by
Kim Ki-young
Kim Ki-young (October 10, 1919According to official documents, Kim was born in 1919. However, Kim insisted he was actually born in 1922. – February 5, 1998) was a South Korean film director, known for his intensely psychosexual and melod ...
. It was the celebrated director's debut film, and the first Korean film to use
synchronous sound.
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.
Cast
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Choi Moo-ryong
Choi Moo-ryong (February 25, 1928 – November 11, 1999) was South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Min-soo
Biography
Choi was born in Paju, Gyeonggi province, Korea. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along wi ...
[Cast listing based on ]
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Kang Hyo-shil
Kang Hyo-shil (10 February 1932 – 2 November 1996) was a South Korean film and stage actress.
Biography
Kang was born in Pyongyang in 1932, now the capital of North Korea. Kang's parents were Kang Hong-shik, a noted singer, and actor during t ...
* No Neung-geol
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Choi Nam-Hyun
* Kim Myung-soon
* Sin Dong-hun
* Ju In-seon
Notes
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1955 films
1950s Korean-language films
Films directed by Kim Ki-young
South Korean political films
1955 directorial debut films
South Korean black-and-white films
South Korean action films
1950s action films
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