South Korea Synopsis
아랑
“Her Spirit Will Be Avenged”
A salt storehouse near the sea may be haunted. A penniless ex-con dies a gristly death in a house he can ill afford. The detectives assigned the case are Min, newly reinstated after a suspension, and Lee, a new transfer from forensics. Min has nightmares: a sexual assault that haunts her. She and Lee work well together, but soon two more deaths occur – each mysteriously poisoned, both friends of the ex-con. A fourth friend, a newly married doctor, is a suspect. But what has all this to do with the salt storehouse, a death ten years ago, and a missing girl? Can Min and Lee get to the bottom of it, or is the supernatural beyond a cop's reach?
The 2005–2007 South Korea Window
122 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Arang sits at position #101.
Other Titles From Lotte Entertainment
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Arang premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,197 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (14th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.0 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #56 of 89 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Lotte Entertainment, The Dream & Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | June 28, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0826031 |