Original Korean Title:
SALINMA
[Removal]
also known as THE DEVILISH MURDER
director: Lee Yong-Min
starring: Lee Ye-Chun · Do Geum-Bong · Jeong Ae-Ran · Lee Bin-Hwa · Nam
King-Won
A couple
is so happily married that the jealous mother-in-law poisons her son's
wife [with the the help of the maid]. However, the murdered woman's
spirit - through a bizarre possession - takes revenge in a most unusual
cat transformation. Specifically [with shades of Edgar Allan Poe] the
wife is sealed behind a brick wall with her cat. The cat feed on the
young bride to keep alive for as long as possible. Their spirits are
intertwined in their quest for vengeance and they take possession of
the recently slain grandmother. This results in some of the most disturbing
scenes in Asian Cult Cinema, especially considering that this movie
was made in the mid '60s.
Director
Lee Yong-Min was evidently influenced by Japanese horror films, as he
brought new themes to the Korean marketplace. With this movie, he introduced
many of the Nippon staples to his country's screen, including possession,
post-mortem curses, jealousy, sex, crimes of passion and especially
a preoccupation with cat transformation (i.e.,GHOST
CAT MANSION, et al). In turn, one also wonders if Mr
Lee might have been influential in introducing the long-haired ghost
[see above left] to the Japanese filmmakers.
A
Korean Film with optional English subtitles; widescreen format (16:9),
uncut (93 min.),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American machine.
