| Nak | |
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| Directed by | Natthaphong Ratanachoksirikul |
| Written by | Saenee Jitsuwanwattana |
| Produced by | Prachya Pinkaew Boyd Kosiyabong |
| Starring | Sasikan Apichataworasin Chukiet Auimsuk Supab Chaiwisuthikun Anyarit Pitakkul Nawarat Techarathanaprasert Petchtai Wongkamlao[1] |
| Music by | Boyd Kosiyabong |
| Distributed by | Sahamongkol Film International |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Box office | $270,308 |
Nak (Thai: นาค) is a Thai animated dark fantasy horror film that was released on April 3, 2008[2] and aired on TV in Thai PBS Kids.
The story is based on ghosts of the folklore of Thailand, who in this movie shed their sinister reputation and are the heroes. Nak, its central character, is based on the figure of Mae Nak, a Thai female spirit that has a baby and can stretch her arms. Nak's striking fuchsia-colored hair and eyes in this movie are a departure from her alleged looks in traditional lore though.[3] Other spirits familiar to Thai people that appear in this movie are Phi Hua Kat, Krahang, Krasue, Phi Am, Nang Tani, Nang Takian and Phi Phong.
Ghosts from other backgrounds such as Phi Yipun, the scary woman with long, stringy black hair wearing a white gown, a well-known vengeful ghost (onryō) from Japanese horror films based on the Yotsuya Kaidan story, also have a role in the Nak movie.
- ^ Nak voices (in Thai)
- ^ "Nak movie". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
- ^ Rithdee, Kong (4 April 2008). "Back to the fuchsia: Classic Thai ghost story gets a makeover, with limited success". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08.