Title: 사자 | Saja | Emissary | The Divine Fury
Genre: Horror | Suspense | Supernatural
Released Date:July 31, 2019

Synopsis:

Yong Hoo lost his faith to God when his beloved father died when he was a child. He became a famous and successful boxer but lives alone and repugnant to any symbols of God like the cross. He would have continued living that way until he experienced something supernatural. He started hearing voices, can’t sleep at night due to nightmares that resulted to a deep wound at the center of his palm that doesn’t heal. Desperate to find a solution he went to see a shaman that led him to meet Father Ahn, an exorcist Priest from Vatican. Together they ended up searching for the black bishop that’s spreading evil in the city and eventually, Yong Hoo’s faith became an integral part as to whether they can defeat him or not.

Characters:

• Park Seo-Joon as Yong-Hoo
• Ahn Sung-Ki as Father Ahn
• Woo Do-Hwan as Ji-Shin
• Choi Woo-Shik as Father Choi
• Park Ji-Hyun as Soo-Jin
• Jung Ji-Hoon as Ho-Seok
• Lee Seung-Hee as Possessed Man
• Kim Si-Eun as Theresa
• Sim Hee-Seop as Priest Kim
• Kim Si-Eun as Nun Teresa
• Kim Seon-Min as Angela
• Jung Eui-Soon as Veronica
• Kim Bum-So as Bum-Soo
• Park Jae-Hong as Sun-Ho
• Cha Si-Won as Dae-Hwan
• Bae Hyun-Sung as Hyun-Sung
• Lee Seung-Joon as Police Sergeant Park
• Lee Young-Hoon as Police Officer Lee
• Park Jin-Joo as Chinese Restaurant Delivery Woman

My Review:

I hesitated to watch this film at first because I don’t like horror films per se. But, I need to be distracted for awhile and what’s the better way to do that than watch a horror film. True enough, it did distract me and even engross me so much that I forgot whatever it is that’s bothering me in my real life. In the end, it was effective as well as entertaining.

So, What do I Like About this K-Film?

(1) It is always good to see k-drama actors in k-films. They play characters that’s totally opposite from their norms in the small screen. Park Seo-Joon, whom I always see in romcoms plays a different role here. He was excellent in this film and did his role justice.

(2) I love the special effects. It is scary but not to the point that I will not like to be left alone in a room at night. It created a balance between suspense, horror and action.

(3) I like that it allows the audience to think about our questions when it comes to God especially when it seems like He doesn’t answer our fervent prayers. While watching it, I ended up thinking the same thing as Yong-Hoo. His questions to God are the same as mine. And, it really boils down to faith. It’s either you believe and trust Him or not. We are really free to choose.

(4) The fighting scene between Yong-Hoo and Ji-Shin was spectacular. It was properly choreographed and truly well executed. They were able to deliver a showdown well worth the wait.

(5) I like the story and as a whole it is something worth the money one would pay to watch in the cinema.

What I do Not Like About this K-Film?
There’s nothing much I can say that I didn’t like. Bottom line, I like it even if it is in the horror genre

Would I recommend this K-Film? Yes

My Rating to this Film
( See My Rating System: ) 5/5 Stars

OST:

01. Tha Mass – Ja Wan Koo
02. Goodbye Daddy – Ja Wan Koo
03. Devil – Ja Wan Koo
04. Please Don’t Leave Me – Ja Wan Koo
05. Praying for Dad – Ja Wan Koo
06. Funeral – Ja Wan Koo
07. UFC – Ja Wan Koo
08. Whisper – Ja Wan Koo
09. Nightmare – Ja Wan Koo
10. Fortune Teller – Ja Wan Koo
11. The First Exorcism – Ja Wan Koo
12. Deliverance – Ja Wan Koo
13. Praying in Yonghoo’s Room – Ja Wan Koo
14. I Need Your Help – Ja Wan Koo
15. The Wicked – Ja Wan Koo
16. Sacrificial Victim – Ja Wan Koo
17. Babylon – Ja Wan Koo | Jainu
18. Smile – Ja Wan Koo
19. Sermon I – Ja Wan Koo
20. Exorcism of Soojin – Ja Wan Koo
21. Sermon II – Ja Wan Koo
22. Amen – Ja Wan Koo
23. Delivery Food and Beer – Ja Wan Koo
24. The Altar – Ja Wan Koo
25. Being Deceived – Ja Wan Koo
26. Picking Up A Boy – Ja Wan Koo
27. Disturbance – Ja Wan Koo
28. Amen II – Ja Wan Koo
29. 666 – Ja Wan Koo
30. I’m With You – Ja Wan Koo
31. Unbeatable – Ja Wan Koo
32. Deliver Us From Evil – Ja Wan Koo
33. Exorcism of Hoseok – Ja Wan Koo
34. Mutual Friend – Ja Wan Koo
35. Snarl – Ja Wan Koo
36. The Devil’s Intervention – Ja Wan Koo
37. Standing on the Edge – Ja Wan Koo
38. Now is the Time – Ja Wan Koo
39. Fighting Alone – Ja Wan Koo
40. Scraping The Scales Off – Ja Wan Koo
41. The Emptiness – Ja Wan Koo
42. The Fire Fist – Ja Wan Koo
43. A New Beginning – Ja Wan Koo
44. The Divine Fury – Ja Wan Koo
45. Another Farewell – Ja Wan Koo
46. Babylon Club – Ja Wan Koo