Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho | |
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Genre | Period drama Horror Thriller |
Written by | Oh Sun-hyung Jung Do-yoon[1] |
Directed by | Lee Gun-joon Lee Jae-sang |
Starring | Han Eun-jung Jang Hyun-sung Kim Yoo-jung Seo Shin-ae |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Producers | Lee Jae-young Kim Shin-il |
Production location | Korea |
Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST) |
Production companies | KBS Media Broadstorm |
Original release | |
Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
Release | 5 July 24 August 2010 | –
Grudge: The Revolt of Gumiho (Korean: 구미호: 여우누이뎐; RR: Gumiho: Yeo-u Nuidyeon; lit. Gumiho: Tale of the Fox's Child) is a 2010 South Korean television series starring Han Eun-jung, Jang Hyun-sung, Kim Yoo-jung and Seo Shin-ae. It aired on KBS2 from July 5 to August 24, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 18 episodes.[2]
Set during the Joseon Dynasty,[3] a beautiful gumiho (nine-tailed fox in Korean folklore) named Gu San-daek leaves her husband after he breaks his promise to marry her in their tenth year together, and his betrayal renders her unable to shapeshift. San-daek has a daughter, Yeon-yi. Born of a human father and a fox mother, the innocent young girl has yet to gain the ability to use her gumiho powers. The two cursed souls wander searching for a safe place to stay, and arrive at a village where they meet Yoon Doo-soo, a seemingly kind and gentle former official. But Doo-soo's daughter Cho-ok suffers from a mystical disease, and the only way to save her is to feed her the liver of a girl of the same age. When he realizes that San-daek and her daughter have no place to go, and that Yeon-yi is the same age as his daughter, he takes them in and awaits the perfect time to strike. But Doo-soo begins to fall for San-daek, and Cho-ok starts to envy her father's interest in the mysterious mother and daughter. Meanwhile, as Yeon-yi turns ten years old, her physical transformation begins, and thus the tale of love, betrayal, friendship and jealousy begins.[4]