Synopsis
The Cemetery Under The Moon (1996) by Nam Ginam is a homage and commercial citation rather than a remake of A Public Cemetery of Wol-ha (1967) by Gwon Cheol-hwi, and was subtitled ‘The Cemetery Under The Moon’. So-young (Kim Yeon-joo) has a fiancé named Sang-cheol (Yoon Cheol-hyeong), but due to a plot by rich Han (Lee Moo-jung), he kills So-young and marries Han’s daughter, Ji-hye (Kim Cheong). So-young, now a ghost, takes her revenge. In its modern sense, the cliché of female sorrow clashing against male-dominated society is combined with corporate conspiracy. Handcrafted special effects catch the eye, and the ghost engages in active close combat. The last battle in a poultry farm is ambitious. Since the failure of The Cemetery Under The Moon, Nam Ginam focused more on comedies, such as Galgari Family and Dracula (2003), rather than trying out a new genre. This film shows the bare face of Korean films at the crossroads between technology and aesthetics. (JU Sungchul)