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Evil Spirit (1974) · 악령

Original title: 악령

1974 · Kim In-soo · 78 min · South Korea · Edited by 1

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Synopsis

Once upon a time, since a head of a village is killed mysteriously, nobody wants to take that post. At that time Won-Seok whose wife is so beautiful voluntarily takes the post and makes efforts to solve the case. Since he doesn't believe in superstition, he firmly believes that the murder is committed by somebody not by an evil spirit. However outline of the murderer is not cleared while mysterious things happen one after another.

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Why watch it?

A 1974 entry from the catalog with a clear horror angle. Directed by Kim In-soo.

Who is it for?

You’ll like it if you enjoy

International titles

Chinese
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