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Killer Toon

2013 · 104 min

A creeping, art-bleeds-into-life nightmare that keeps you uneasy, watching drawings turn into grisly reality.

Directed by
Kim Yong-gyun
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Lee Si-young, Uhm Ki-joon, Hyun Woo
Tagline
Spirits Never Forget.
Overview
A web-comic artist finds that a series of murders are occurring that have a disturbing resemblance to the images in her work.

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Directed by
Kim Yong-gyun
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Starring
Lee Si-young, Uhm Ki-joon, Hyun Woo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • obsession
  • death
  • guilt
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Kim Yong-gyun
Written by
Cho Sun-ho, Lee Sang-hak
Starring
Lee Si-young, Uhm Ki-joon, Hyun Woo, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Do-young, Kim So-hyun, Mun Ka-young, Oh Kwang-rok
Music
Choi Yong-rock
Cinematography
Lee Joong-bae
Runtime
104 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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