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Directed by Kim Yong-gyun Music by Choi Yong-rak Director Kim Yong-gyun Music director Yong-rock Choi | 6.4/10 IMDb Written by Lee Sang-hak Cinematography Lee Jung-bae Story by Lee Hoo-Kyoung | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced by Lee Sang-hakHan Man-taekJeong Yong-ki Starring Lee Si-youngUm Ki-joon Initial release 27 June 2013 (South Korea) Screenplay Lee Sang-hak, Lee Hoo-Kyoung, Jo Sung-hee, Cho Sun-ho Cast Lee Si‑young, Um Ki‑joon, Hyun Woo, Kim So‑hyun, Moon Ga‑young Similar Bunshinsaba, Unborn but Forgotten, Cinderella, Death Bell, Arang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Killer Toon (Hangul: 더 웹툰: 예고살인; RR: Deo Web-tun: Yeo-go-sal-in) is a 2013 South Korean horror film directed by Kim Yong-gyun, and starring Lee Si-young and Um Ki-joon.
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The film was successful at the box office, as it was the first South Korean horror film to sell more than one million cinema tickets since Death Bell in 2008.
Plot
After a series of murders are committed that mimic a famous webtoon, detective Lee Ki-cheol (Um Ki-joon) places the cartoonist Kang Ji-yoon (Lee Si-young) on the list of suspects.
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Release
Killer Toon was released in South Korea on June 27, 2013 and was financially successful on its release. By July 15, 2013, the film grossed ₩7.79 billion (US$6.93 million). In comparison, other South Korean horror films from that year, namely Doctor and The Puppet made ₩495 million (US$441,000) and ₩228 million (US$203,000) on 68,222 and 31,713 admissions, respectively. The film debuted at second place in the South Korean box office, only being beaten by the Hollywood film World War Z.
