2.2 m tall guy plays in the movie 'Ghost Tomb Digging'

Kim Byung Oh - one of the tallest people in Korea - caused a stir when he played the evil spirit Oni in the movie "Exhuma: Tomb Raider".

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Work directed by Jang Jae Hyun has attracted a large audience since its domestic release on March 15. Among them, the character Oni attracts attention because he is taller than the others and possesses mysterious powers.

Kim Byung Oh (center) with the crew of the movie "Exhuma: Tomb Raider" during an audience meeting in Seoul (South Korea), March 9. Photo: iMBC

According to Naver , the filmmakers wanted to limit special effects to create a sense of realism. The cast recruited actors of outstanding height, including former Korean basketball player Kim Byung Oh, one of the tallest people in the country.

Kim Byung Oh, 34, is the second tallest basketball player in Korea, after Ha Seung Jin (2.21 m). He started playing basketball in high school and later joined Chung Ang University. In his fourth year, Byung Oh suffered an injury that prevented him from participating in the rookie draft for the Korean Basketball League. He tried again a year later but was unsuccessful.

The organizers measured Kim Byung Oh's height at the 2013 Korean Basketball Tournament. Photo: Nate

On Soompi , Kim Byung Oh said he was surprised when he accepted the invitation to appear in the film. According to Byung Oh, it took him six hours to get into the character's makeup, plus two hours to remove it. "I thought I didn't understand why they needed me when there were already CGI effects. However, all my worries disappeared when I saw the results. Everything came to life," the player said.

Kim Byung Oh is not an actor by nature. Therefore, he only plays the role in the scenes where the character moves in the dark. The director invited actor Kim Min Jun to express the evil spirit's facial expressions, and Japanese artist Rikiya Koyama to do the voice acting. In addition to Oni, the fireball that appears with the Japanese ghost in the second half of the film is not a special effect but was created by the production design team, according to Kbizoom .

In Exhuma: The Tomb of the Demon , Oni was a Japanese general who ruled over a remote mountain region near the Korean-Korean border from 1592-1598. He claimed this as his territory. When the Japanese withdrew, a shaman turned Oni's corpse into one of the protective stakes.

Character Oni in "Ghost Tomb Digging". Photo: Showbox

Exhuma: Tomb Raider created a big impact, becoming a top keyword on social networks thanks to its exploitation of the supernatural genre and the harmonious acting of the stars. The work begins when two shamans Rim (Kim Go Eun) and Bong Gil (Lee Do Hyun) join forces with feng shui master Kim Sang Deok (Choi Min Sik) and funeral expert Yong Geun (Yoo Hae Jin) to excavate an old grave. In addition to the horror story, the film combines detective elements, interwoven with many historical details, including the Japanese occupation of the Korean peninsula in the early 20th century.

Despite the engaging plot, the film has many plot holes and a hasty resolution at the end.

Trailer 'Ghost Grave Digging'

Trailer "Exhuma: Grave Digging Ghost". Video: Galaxy

According to Box Office Vietnam , on the evening of March 24, the film reached the milestone of 160 billion VND after 10 days of release in the country. The work surpassed Quy Cau - a Vietnamese film released in December 2023, becoming the horror film with the highest revenue in the domestic market. With the current ticket sales momentum, Quat Mo Trung Ma is predicted to be the highest-grossing Korean film of all time in Vietnam - breaking the record of Bong Dung Thang So (released in 2022, revenue of 181 billion VND).

Que Chi (according to Naver , Soompi )

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