Box of Death

Box of Death (Korean: 주검의 상자) is a 1955 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. It was the celebrated director's debut film, and the first Korean film to use synchronous sound.^[2]

Box of Death
Korean poster for Box of Death (1955)
Hangul	주검의 상자
Hanja	주검의 箱子
RR	Jugeomui sangja
MR	Chugŏmŭi sangja
Directed by	Kim Ki-young[1]
Written by	Kim Chang-sik
Starring	Choi Moo-ryong Kang Hyo-shil
Cinematography	Kim Hyeong-geun
Edited by	Yu Jae-won
Music by	Jeong Yoon-joo
Distributed by	U.S.I.S.
Release date	June 11, 1955 (1955-06-11)
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Synopsis

An anti-communist film about a plot to stir up pro-communist sympathies through an act of terrorism. A young village man foils the plot by infiltrating the communist camp and blowing it up instead.^[3]

Cast

• Choi Moo-ryong^[4]
• Kang Hyo-shil
• No Neung-geol
• Choi Nam-Hyun
• Kim Myung-soon
• Sin Dong-hun
• Ju In-seon