A Devilish Homicide

A Devilish Homicide
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Hangul
살인마
Hanja
殺人魔
Revised RomanizationSalinma
McCune–ReischauerSarinma
Directed byLee Yong-min
Written byLee Yong-min
Produced byPark Ui-sun
StarringLee Ye-chun
Do Kum-bong
Jeong Ae-ran
Lee Bin-hwa
CinematographyHong Jong-mun
Edited byJang Hyeon-su
Music byKim Yong-hwan
Distributed byJeil Films Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • August 12, 1965 (1965-08-12)
Running time
93 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

A Devilish Homicide (Korean살인마; RRSalinma) is a 1965 South Korean film written and directed by Lee Yong-min. It tells the story of a woman, who, having been murdered by her jealous cousin and mother-in-law, returns as a spirit to take vengeance on her killers. The film's English title is sometimes given as A Devilish Murder or A Bloodthirsty Killer. The Korean title can be interpreted as either Fat Men and Horses or Murderer. It was released on DVD in 2007.