The Fox with Nine Tails
The Fox with Nine Tails (Korean: 구미호; RR: Gumiho) is a 1994 South Korean film. It was the first feature film by the director Park Heon-su.[1] It was also the film debut of the leading actors Ko So-young and Jung Woo-sung, who later starred together in Beat (1997) and Love (1999).[2]
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gumiho | 
| McCune–Reischauer | Kumiho | 
| Directed by | Park Heon-su | 
| Written by | Park Heon-su | 
| Produced by | Shin Chul Yu Hyeok-ju Ha Gwang-hwi  | 
| Starring | Ko So-young Jung Woo-sung  | 
| Cinematography | Ku Jung-mo | 
| Edited by | Park Soon-duk | 
| Music by | Lee Dong-jun | 
| Distributed by | ShinCine Communications | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 107 minutes | 
| Country | South Korea | 
| Language | Korean | 
Plot
    
Harah is a kumiho in the guise of a beautiful young woman, who desperately desires to become human. She falls in love with a charming taxi driver, Hyuk, and tries to use him to achieve her goal. But an agent from hell has been sent to track down and destroy her.
Cast
    
- Ko So-young ... Harah
 - Jung Woo-sung ... Hyuk
 - Dokgo Young-jae
 - Bang Eun-hee
 - Lee Ki-young
 - Lee Gun-hee
 - Seo Gi-woong
 - Kwon Hae-hyo
 - Ahn Suk-hwan
 - So Il-seop
 
Production
    
The Fox with Nine Tails was the first Korean film to use computer-generated imagery and it foreshadowed other changes in the Korean film industry by pioneering the fantasy genre and using chaebol funds from the Byuksan Group to cover the budget.[3] The opening scenes of the film depicting hell used approximately 200 extras, with the set costing in the region ₩100,000,000 (US$125,000).[1]
Release
    
The Fox with Nine Tails was released on 24 July 1994.[1]
References
    
- "The fox with nine tails (Gumiho)". Korean Movie Database. 1994. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
 -  "Ko So-young". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- "Jung Woo-sung". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 28 December 2008. - "Advances in Visual Technology", Introduction to Korean Film pp. 369. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Archived 15 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
 
