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Epitaph

2007 · 102 min

A slow, mournful ghost story that wraps its chills in quiet period melancholy and lingering grief.

Directed by: Jung Bum-shik, Jung Sik
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Jin Goo, Kim Tae-woo, Kim Bo-kyung

Tagline: Love is the kiss of death.
Overview: A man and his wife investigate a string of murders, a medical student sees visions of a dead girl, and a child is haunted by her dead parent's ghosts.

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Directed by: Jung Bum-shik, Jung Sik
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Jin Goo, Kim Tae-woo, Kim Bo-kyung

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
grief
love
isolation
memory
Places: hospital
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: horror, drama
Directed by: Jung Bum-shik, Jung Sik
Written by: Park Jin-seong, Jung Bum-shik, Jung Sik
Starring: Jin Goo, Kim Tae-woo, Kim Bo-kyung, Lee Dong-kyu, Park Ji-a, Ko Joo-yeon, Kim Eung-soo, Jeong Ji-an
Cinematography: Yun Nam-joo
Runtime: 102 min
Country: South Korea
Languages: Korean

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