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To Catch a Virgin Ghost

2004 · 109 min

A gleefully silly, blood-spattered romp where shifty villagers out-creep the ghosts and the laughs come as fast as the shocks.

Directed by
Shin Jung-won
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Im Chang-jung, Kwon Oh-joong, Shin Yi
Overview
Seok-tae runs away with a huge diamond of his gang and comes to Sisily, a peaceful village. Yang-e runs after him to get the diamond back and finds Seok-tae's trail in Sisily. But all the town people lie about everything. These people turn out to be scarier than a ghost!

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Directed by
Shin Jung-won
Genres
Comedy, Horror
Starring
Im Chang-jung, Kwon Oh-joong, Shin Yi
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • deception
  • crime
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour7
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, horror
Directed by
Shin Jung-won
Written by
Lee Chang-shi, Hwang In-ho
Starring
Im Chang-jung, Kwon Oh-joong, Shin Yi, Lim Eun-kyung, Byun Hee-bong, Park Myung-shin, Woo Hyeon, Ahn Nae-sang
Cinematography
Oh Hyeon-je
Runtime
109 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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