Bunshinsaba (2004 film)
Bunshinsaba (Korean: 분신사바) is a 2004 South Korean horror film directed by Ahn Byeong-ki.
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| Hangul | 분신사바 |
| Revised Romanization | Bunshinsaba |
| McCune–Reischauer | Punsinsaba |
| Directed by | Ahn Byeong-ki |
| Written by | Ahn Byeong-ki |
| Produced by | Kim Yong-dae |
| Starring | Kim Gyu-ri Lee Se-eun Lee Yoo-ri Choi Seong-min Choi Jung-yoon |
| Cinematography | Kim Dong-cheon |
| Edited by | Park Sun-deok |
| Music by | Lee Sang-ho |
Production companies | A-Post Pictures Toilet Pictures |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International Korea |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
In 2004, it screened at the 8th annual Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. The film had its American premiere at the 2005 New York Korean Film Festival, and was shown later that year at the 5th annual Screamfest Horror Film Festival.[citation needed]
In 2012 Ahn Byeong-ki directed a Chinese film also titled Bunshinsaba but with an unrelated plot.[1]
Plot edit
Lee Yoo-jin is a transfer student from Seoul who is usually bullied and picked on by her classmates, except for two girls, who become her friends and are often bullied as well as a result. One night, Yoo-jin and her friends decide to place a curse on their bullies by creating an Ouija board on which they write the names of the female bullies. With the board, the girls decide to use the Bunshinsaba curse, and as they use the board to cast the curse, one of Yoo-jin's friend warns the others not to open their eyes until the spell is finished. The girls close their eyes, but soon enough Yoo-jin, somewhat curious, opens her eyes. To her shock and horror, she sees an image of a pale ghost girl with long hair beside her.
Cast edit
- Kim Gyu-ri as Lee Eun-ju
- Lee Yu-ri as Kim In-sook
- Lee Se-eun as Lee Yoo-jin
- Choi Seong-min as Han Jae-hoon/Mr. Han
- Choi Jung-yoon as Ho-kyung
- Lee Ji-hyun as Teacher
Release edit
Bunshinsaba was released by Buena Vista International Korea in South Korea on 30 July 2004.[2][3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Derek Elley (7 August 2012). . Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Kalat 2007, p. 293.
- ^ Kalat 2007, p. 294.
Sources edit
- Choi, Jinhee; Wada-Marciano, Mitsuyo (2009). Horror to the Extreme: Changing Boundaries in Asian Cinema. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-9622099739.
- Kalat, David (2007). J-Horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond. Vertical Inc. ISBN 978-1-932234-08-4.
External links edit
- Bunshinsaba at the Korean Movie Database
- Bunshinsaba at IMDb
- Bunshinsaba at HanCinema