The Fox with Nine Tails
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The Fox with Nine Tails is a 1994 South Korean film, and was the feature debut of director Park Heon-su. It was also the film debut of lead actors Ko So-young and Jung Woo-sung
, who would later star together in Beat (1997) and Love (1999).
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.
, 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. The opening scenes of the film depicting hell used approximately 200 extras
, with the set costing in the region of ₩
100,000,000 ($
125,000).
Jung Woo-sung
- Career :Jung Woo-sung was born in Seoul on March 20, 1973. After first finding work as a model, he made his film debut in the 1994 movie The Fox with Nine Tails, together with Ko So-young...
, who would later star together in Beat (1997) and Love (1999).
Plot
Harah is a kumihoKumiho
The gumiho is a creature that appears in the oral tales and legends of Korea,, and are akin to European fairies. According to those tales, a fox that lives a thousand years turns into a gumiho, like its Japanese and Chinese counterparts...
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-sungJung Woo-sung- Career :Jung Woo-sung was born in Seoul on March 20, 1973. After first finding work as a model, he made his film debut in the 1994 movie The Fox with Nine Tails, together with Ko So-young...
... Hyuk - Dokko Young-jae
- Bang Eun-hee
- Lee Ki-young
- Lee Gun-hee
- Seo Gi-ung
- Kwon Hae-hyo
- Ahn Seok-hwan
- So Il-seop
Production
The Fox with Nine Tails was the first Korean film to use computer-generated imageryComputer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
, and it foreshadowed other changes in the Korean film industry
Cinema of Korea
Korean cinema encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, from the late Joseon dynasty to the Korean War to domestic governmental interference...
by pioneering the fantasy genre and using chaebol
Chaebol
Chaebol refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate. They are global multinationals owning numerous international enterprises. The term is often used in a context similar to that of the English word "conglomerate"...
funds from the Byuksan Group to cover the budget. The opening scenes of the film depicting hell used approximately 200 extras
Extra (actor)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background...
, with the set costing in the region of ₩
South Korean won
The won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates...
100,000,000 ($
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
125,000).