''The Fox Family'' () is a 2006 South Korean film. Made on a budget of (), the film is a musical comedy about the

kumiho A kumiho or gumiho (, literally " nine-tailed fox") is a creature that appears in the folktales on East Asia and legends of Korea. It is similar to the Chinese and the Japanese . It can freely transform, among other things, into a beautiful woma ...

Korean mythology Korean mythology ( ) is the group of myths told by historical and modern Koreans. There are two types: the written, literary mythology in traditional histories, mostly about the founding monarchs of various historical kingdoms, and the much l ...

Plot

Disguising themselves as humans, a family of

travel from their home in the mountains to the city. The kumiho can only truly become human if they consume a human liver during an eclipse that occurs once every thousand years, and with just thirty days to go they open a circus in the hope of attracting some victims. But the only person they succeed in capturing is conman Gi-dong, and things get complicated when the family's eldest daughter falls in love with him. In addition, a series of murders in the city brings the family under suspicion from a local police department.

Cast

Joo Hyun Joo Hyun (; born Joo Il-choon, ; March 1, 1943) is a South Korean actor. Biography Joo graduated from Konkuk University in Seoul, where he majored in political science and diplomacy. He began his acting career after being selected through a ...

... Father fox *

Park Jun-gyu Park Jun-gyu (born June 27, 1964) is a South Korean actor. The son of acclaimed veteran actor Park No-sik, Park is best known for playing the role of Ssangkal in '' Rustic Period''. Filmography Film *''Quit Your Life'' (1971) *''Zip Up'' (1972 ...

... Gi-dong, camera man *

Ha Jung-woo Kim Sung-hoon (born March 11, 1978), better known as Ha Jung-woo (), is a South Korean actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. One of the highest grossing actors in South Korea, Ha's starring films have accumulated more than 100 mil ...

... Son fox *

Park Si-yeon Park Si-yeon (born Park Mi-seon on March 29, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss Korea pageant in 2000, and using that as a springboard to an acting career, she made her acting debut in China in 2004, appearing in minor roles in ...

... Older daughter fox *

Ko Joo-yeon Ko Joo-yeon (born February 22, 1994) is a South Korean actress who has gained attention in the Korean film industry for her roles in ''Blue Swallow'' (2005) and '' The Fox Family'' (2006).Sunwoo Yong-nyeo Sunwoo Yong-nyeo (born Jung Yong-rye on August 15, 1945) is a South Korean actress. Sunwoo originally wanted to become a classical ballerina, but when she passed TBC's open recruitment in 1965, this led to her entertainment debut as a dancer on ...

... Mother fox *

Park Chul-min Park Chul-min (born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Career Park Chul-min began acting in his high school drama club at Chosun University High School, and though he majored in Business Administration at Chung-Ang University, he spent ...

... detective *

Woo Hyun Woo Hyun (born 1964) is a South Korean actor, and former democracy activist. Filmography Film Television series Variety show References External links * Living people People from Gwangju South Korean male television actors So ...

... Mr. Hong * Yoon Hyeon-sook ... Ms. Hwang *

Wang Ji-hye Wang Ji-Hye (born December 29, 1985) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in Protect the Boss, Friend, Our Legend, The President (South Korean TV series), The President and Personal Preference (TV series), Personal Taste. Filmogra ...

... convenience store girl * Kang Yu-mi ... female reporter *

Kim Hee-ra Kim Hee-ra (born March 23, 1947) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1947 births Living people South Korean male film actors South Korean Buddhists Best New Ac ...

... man living in the container * Byun Joo-yeon ... Gi-dong's daughter * Byun Shin-ho ... elderly lady Oh * Lee Bong-kyu ... bathhouse owner * Hong Gyung-yeon ... middle aged woman in cabaret * Kim Young-woong ... reporter

Release

''The Fox Family'' was released in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

on 27 September 2006,Commercial Releases in 2006: Box-Office Admission Results
. ''Koreanfilm.org''. Retrieved on 6 December 2008. and on its opening weekend was ranked seventh at the box office with 39,025 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 202,990 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 8 October 2006) of . In August 2007, ''The Fox Family'' was screened at the 3rd

Jecheon International Music & Film Festival Jecheon International Music & Film Festival (제천국제음악영화제, JIMFF) strives to be both a celebration of film set in Jecheon City and music for all generations and musical tastes. Jecheon is located in Chungcheongbuk province in ce ...

.D'Sa, Nigel.
Jecheon Fest Highlights Music-themed Films
. ''Korean Film Council'', 7 August 2007. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.

References

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