''Black House'' ( ko, 검은 집) is a 2007 South Korean
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...
directed by Shin Tae-ra,
["The Black House". ''Newtype USA''. 7 (2) p. 62. February 2008. .] that is based on the popular Japanese novel of the same title (called ''Kuroi Ie'') by
Yusuke Kishi
is a Japanese author. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.
Biography
He graduated from Kyoto University with a degree in Economics. After working for a life insurance company for seve ...
. A Japanese film adaptation of the novel was released in 1999. The story centers on an
insurance investigator
An insurance investigator examines insurance claims that are suspicious or otherwise in doubt. Investigators in this field have differing specialties and backgrounds. Some insurance companies have their own in-house investigation teams while other ...
that suspects a family murdered their son to receive his insurance policy.
Plot
During his first day as an
insurance investigator
An insurance investigator examines insurance claims that are suspicious or otherwise in doubt. Investigators in this field have differing specialties and backgrounds. Some insurance companies have their own in-house investigation teams while other ...
, Jeon Joon-oh, receives a phone call from a lady enquiring if a life insurance policy could be collected if someone commits suicide. A few days later Joon-oh is asked to personally come to the home of an insurance policy holder.
When Joon-oh arrives at their home he is greeted by a grim man. They talk for a little while, before the father asks the insurance agent to go into their son's room and have a talk with him. When the insurance agent opens the son's door he finds the boy hanging from a noose, dead from an apparent suicide.
The father then shows up at Joon-oh's office and asks for the money pertaining to his son's life insurance policy. Joon-oh is suspicious of the man and tells him he has to wait until the coroner's report comes in. The man becomes furious and then leaves. The father returns the next day and the next day and the next day. Finally Joon-oh's boss decides to pay the man his son's life insurance policy. Joon-oh's life doesn't return to normal and in fact descends further downward because of a stalker that may well be the insurance policy holder that they just paid off.
Cast
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Hwang Jung-min
Hwang Jung-min (born September 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is one of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, and has starred in several box office hits such as ''Ode to My Father'' (2014), ''Veteran'' (2015), ''The Himalayas'' (2015 ...
as Jeon Joon-oh, an
insurance investigator
An insurance investigator examines insurance claims that are suspicious or otherwise in doubt. Investigators in this field have differing specialties and backgrounds. Some insurance companies have their own in-house investigation teams while other ...
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Yoo Sun
Wang Yoo-sun (born February 11, 1976), known professionally as Yoo Sun, is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the popular family drama ''My Too Perfect Sons'', as well as the films '' Black House'', ''Moss'', ''GLove'', and ''Don't Cr ...
as Shin Yi-hwa
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Kang Shin-il
Kang Shin-il (born November 26, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kang graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in electronic engineering, but he soon put aside his studies and spent most of his time in Daehangno, Seoul's theater district, ...
as Park Choong-bae
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Kim Seo-hyung
Kim Seo-hyung (born October 28, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal as the evil mistress Shin Ae-ri in the SBS revenge drama '' Temptation of Wife'' (2008) and as Coach Kim in the JTBC television series ''Sky Ca ...
as Jang Mi-na
*Kim Jeong-seok as Chief Nam
*Yoo Seung-mok as Ma Yong-sik
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Jung In-gi
Jung In-gi (born September 12, 1966) is a South Korean actor. Jung made his acting debut in 1990, and has remained active in mainstream and independent film as well as television, notably in ''Jury'' (2013), '' The Five'' (2013) and ''Gap-dong
...
as police detective Oh
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Kim Young-sun as Hong-yeon's mother
See also
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List of South Korean films of 2007
This is a complete list of South Korean films that received a domestic theatrical release in 2007.
Source for release dates and box-office admission results (except where cited otherwise): ''Koreanfilm.org''.
Box office
The highest-grossing Sou ...
References
External links
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''Black House''at Naver
''Black House''at Cine 21
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2007 horror films
2000s horror thriller films
South Korean slasher films
South Korean horror thriller films
South Korean detective films
Horror film remakes
South Korean remakes of Japanese films
Films based on Japanese novels
Films based on horror novels
Films directed by Shin Tae-ra
CJ Entertainment films
2000s South Korean films