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Wishing Stairs

2003 · 100 min

A slow, sorrowful ghost story that wraps jealousy and longing in a chilly, tragic atmosphere.

Directed by
Yun Jae-yeon
Genres
Horror
Tagline
Watch Your Step.
Overview
A staircase leading to a schoolgirls' dormitory usually has 28 steps, but sometimes a 29th step appears. Any wish you make while standing on this step comes true, even if it must come true in the most horrific way possible.

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Directed by
Yun Jae-yeon
Genres
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • school
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

In this series

Whispering Corridors Collection

  1. Whispering CorridorsMovie · 1998
  2. Memento MoriMovie · 1999
  3. Wishing StairsMovie · 2003 This title
  4. VoiceMovie · 2005
  5. A Blood PledgeMovie · 2009
  6. Whispering Corridors 6: The HummingMovie · 2021

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Yun Jae-yeon
Written by
Kim Soo-ah, Lee Shin-ae, Lee So-yeong, Lee Yong-yeon
Starring
Song Ji-hyo, Park Han-byul, Jo An, Park Ji-yeon, Lee Ji-hyeong, Gong Sang-a, Jang Eun-sil, Hong Ji-hye
Music
Park Seung-won
Runtime
100 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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