The Piper (2015 film)

The Piper
Theatrical poster
Hangul
손님
Revised RomanizationSonnim
Directed byKim Gwang-tae
Written byKim Gwang-tae
Produced byKim Dong-woo
Lee Han
StarringRyu Seung-ryong
Lee Sung-min
Chun Woo-hee
Lee Joon
CinematographyHong Jae-sik
Edited byKim Chang-ju
Music byLee Ji-soo
Production
company
UBU Film
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$4 million
Box officeUS$5.5 million

The Piper (Korean손님; RRSonnim; lit. The Guest) is a 2015 South Korean horror film inspired by the Pied Piper of Hamelin legend.[1][2] It is written and directed by Kim Gwang-tae, in his directorial debut.[3][4][5][6][7]

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  3. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (25 March 2014). "Ryu Seung-ryong signs up for Guest". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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  5. ^ Kim, Hee-eun (14 May 2014). "Lee Joon rumored to star in The Guest". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Ryu Seung Ryong and Chun Woo Hee Open up About Acting as Lovers Despite Age Gap". Soompi. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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