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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Fox Family
| image = The Fox Family film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster
| native_name =
| director = Lee Hyung-gon
| producer = Shim Jae-myung
Lee Ha-na
Kim Hyeon-cheol
| writer = Jeon Hyeon-jin
Park Eun-ah
| starring = Joo Hyun
Park Jun-gyu
Ha Jung-woo
Park Si-yeon
Ko Joo-yeon
| music = Bang Jun-seok
Lee Byung-hoon
Dalpalan
| cinematography = Choi Jin-woong
| editing = Gwon Gi-suk
| distributor = MK Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'The Fox Family' is a 2006 South Korean film. Made on a budget of , the film is a musical comedy about the kumiho of Korean mythology.Park, Soo-mee. "[http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2875489
Plot
Disguising themselves as humans, a family of kumiho travel from their home in the mountains to the city. The kumiho can only truly become human if they consume a human liver during an eclipse that occurs once every thousand years, and with just thirty days to go they open a circus in the hope of attracting some victims. But the only person they succeed in capturing is conman Gi-dong, and things get complicated when the family's eldest daughter falls in love with him. In addition, a series of murders in the city brings the family under suspicion from a local police department.
Cast
* Joo Hyun ... Father fox
* Park Jun-gyu ... Gi-dong, camera man
* Ha Jung-woo ... Son fox
* Park Si-yeon ... Older daughter fox
* Ko Joo-yeon ... Younger daughter fox
* Sunwoo Yong-nyeo ... Mother fox
* Park Chul-min ... detective
* Woo Hyun ... Mr. Hong
* Yoon Hyeon-sook ... Ms. Hwang
* Wang Ji-hye ... convenience store girl
* Kang Yu-mi ... female reporter
* Kim Hee-ra ... man living in the container
* Byun Joo-yeon ... Gi-dong's daughter
* Byun Shin-ho ... elderly lady Oh
* Lee Bong-kyu ... bathhouse owner
* Hong Gyung-yeon ... middle aged woman in cabaret
* Kim Young-woong ... reporter
Release
'The Fox Family' was released in South Korea on 27 September 2006,"[http://www.koreanfilm.org/films2006.html#boxoffice Commercial Releases in 2006: Box-Office Admission Results]". 'Koreanfilm.org'. Retrieved on 6 December 2008. and on its opening weekend was ranked seventh at the box office with 39,025 admissions."[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2006.09.29+%7E+2006.10.01&title=HanCinema+News&email=&uri=hancinema%2FAUJj&loc=en_US Korean Box Office]" (2006.09.29 ~ 2006.10.01). 'HanCinema'. Retrieved on 6 December 2008. The film went on to receive a total of 202,990 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 8 October 2006) of ."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2006&wk=40&p=.htm South Korea Box Office October 68, 2006]". 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
In August 2007, 'The Fox Family' was screened at the 3rd Jecheon International Music & Film Festival.D'Sa, Nigel. "[http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/jsp/news/news.jsp?mode=VIEW&seq=749 Jecheon Fest Highlights Music-themed Films]". 'Korean Film Council', 7 August 2007. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
References
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