The Doll Master (2004)
"Inhyeongsa" (original title)

5 young people, a quiet doll maker in a wheelchair and her dedicated helper, a chained old man in the basement and a mysterious young girl in red... all together in a lonely doll museum in ... See full summary »

Director:

Yong-ki Jeong

Writer:

Yong-ki Jeong

Stars:

Yu-mi Kim, Eun-kyeong Lim, Hyeong-tak Shin

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yu-mi Kim	...	Hae-mi
Eun-kyeong Lim	...	Mi-na
Hyeong-tak Shin	...	Tae-seong
Ji-young Ok	...	Yeong-ha
Hyeong-jun Lim	...	Jeong-ki
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yu-mi Jeong
Ka-Yeong Lee	...	Seon-yeong

Storyline

5 young people, a quiet doll maker in a wheelchair and her dedicated helper, a chained old man in the basement and a mysterious young girl in red... all together in a lonely doll museum in the woods. What starts out as a fun trip to pose for new dolls soon turns into a nightmare that not everyone will survive.

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Plot Keywords:

doll | doll making | killing | psycho | killer doll | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

official site [kr]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

6 August 2004 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

The Doll Master

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ma-in Entertainment, Pilma Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Not a Doll Masterpiece, but good none the less

Yong-ki Jeong's "Puppet Master only with scary parts" was the most recent Korean Horror flick I had the pleasure of watching. With the title of "Inhyeongsa" in Asia, this movie struck me immediately when I saw it reviewed online, with images that made me think of Puppet Master, Childs Play and other toy/doll based horror flicks in the past. But for some reason I didn't think.."Boy, this will be tacky", I imagined it would be creepy and fun. Toysome horror done well almost.

The movie starts slowly, but I like that, so it was fine. The score, almost like I found with Acacia, was beautiful and very much reminded me of classic horror scores of the past. I wont give much away, but the story was strong in this one, and I would highly recommend it to any fan of Asian HORROR. It isn't extreme, it isn't to be taken with utmost seriousness, but it is really good.