The Fox Family
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The Fox Family is a 2006 South Korean film. Made on a budget of ₩
3.5 billion ($
3.8 million), the film is a musical comedy about the kumiho
of Korean mythology
.
travel from their home in the mountains to the city. The kumiho can only truly become human if they consume a human liver during an eclipse that occurs once every thousand years, and with just thirty days to go they open a circus in the hope of attracting some victims. But the only person they succeed in capturing is conman Gi-dong, and things get complicated when the family's eldest daughter falls in love with him. In addition, a series of murders in the city brings the family under suspicion from a local police department.
on 27 September 2006, and on its opening weekend was ranked seventh at the box office with 39,025 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 202,990 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 8 October 2006) of $
806,638.
In August 2007, The Fox Family was screened at the 3rd Jecheon International Music and Film Festival.
South Korean won
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3.5 billion ($
United States dollar
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3.8 million), the film is a musical comedy about the kumiho
Kumiho
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...
of Korean mythology
Korean mythology
Korean mythology consists of national legends and folk-tales which come from all over the Korean Peninsula. Even within the same ethnic group, myths tend to have slightly different variations...
.
Plot
Disguising themselves as humans, a family of 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...
travel from their home in the mountains to the city. The kumiho can only truly become human if they consume a human liver during an eclipse that occurs once every thousand years, and with just thirty days to go they open a circus in the hope of attracting some victims. But the only person they succeed in capturing is conman Gi-dong, and things get complicated when the family's eldest daughter falls in love with him. In addition, a series of murders in the city brings the family under suspicion from a local police department.
Cast
- Joo HyunJoo HyunJoo Hyun is a South Korean actor.- Biography :Joo graduated from Konkuk University in Seoul, where he majored in political science and diplomacy. He began his acting career after being selected through a special recruiting program by the Korean Broadcasting System in 1969, making his debut the...
... Father - Park Joon-gyu ... Gi-dong
- Ha Jeong-wooHa Jeong-wooHa Jeong-woo is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in The Chaser, the 2008 film loosely based on serial killer Yoo Young-chul.-Career:Born as Kim Seong-hun, Ha Jeong-woo comes from an acting family...
... Son - Park Si-yeon ... Eldest daughter
- Ko Joo-yeon ... Youngest daughter
- Park Cheol-min
- Woo Hyeon
- Byeon Sin-ho
- Yoon Hyeon-sook
- Sunwoo Yong-nyeo
Release
The Fox Family was released in South KoreaSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
on 27 September 2006, and on its opening weekend was ranked seventh at the box office with 39,025 admissions. The film went on to receive a total of 202,990 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 8 October 2006) of $
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....
806,638.
In August 2007, The Fox Family was screened at the 3rd Jecheon International Music and Film Festival.
External links
- Main Korean language trailer at Nate.com