The Cursed( 2020)

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The only way to fight against evil is to overcome it with malice.

Overview

Im Jin Hee is a gung ho reporter, out to do the ring thing. She covers a violent case involving Forest, the biggest IT company in South Korea. The chairman of Forest is Jin Jong Hyun. He relies heavily on shamanism. During her investigation, Im Jin Hee learns of a spiritual consulting company that is affiliated with Forest. The head of that affiliate company is Jin Kyung. While trying to reveal the secret behind Forest, Im Jin Hee meets So Jin. She is possessed by a spirit and she has a special ability.

Yeon Sang-ho
Creator

Series Cast

Uhm Ji-won
Lim Jin-hee
Sung Dong-il
Jin Jong-hyun
Cho Min-soo
Jin Kyung
Jung Ji-so
Baek So-jin
Jung Moon-sung
Jung Seong-jun
Kim Min-jae
Lee Hwan
Kim In-kwon
Kim Pil-sung
Ko Kyu-phil
Tak Jung-hoon
Lee Jung-ok
Cheon Ju-bong
Cha Mi-kyeong
[Jong Hyun's mother]
Kim Ju-a
Lim Jin-hee (young)
Kim Do-yoon
Yang Jin Soo [Homicide Detective]

Current Season

Season 1

2020 | 12 Episodes

A truth-chasing journalist goes up against the demonic CEO of an IT conglomerate with the help of a teenager with the ability to cast deadly curses.

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A review by MovieGuys

Written by MovieGuys on Sat Aug 17 2024

in spite of having very Korean supernatural aspects, that might feel a little unfamiliar, even alien to Western viewers, The Cursed still has a lot to offer. The storyline behind The Cursed does take effort to come to grips with, if, like me, you are a Western viewer. Talk of evil Inugami (Japanese dog spirits), shamans and procedures (which amounts to an active cursing of a person) seem rather inexplicable. Yet, if you take the time to understand Korean supernatural aspects of this story they start to nicely fit into what is a well crafted tale of supernatural cursing, revenge and ulti...