Box of Death

1955 South Korean film

Box of Death
Korean poster for Box of Death (1955)

Hangul	주검의 상자
Hanja	주검의 箱子
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	June 11, 1955 (1955-06-11)
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]

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

^ "The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
^ Vick, Tom. "Kim Ki-young: Biography". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
^ 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.
^ 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.

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.
Jukeomiui sangja (1955) at IMDb
"The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-01-22.