The Crimson Whale
2014, Korean. Directed by Park Hye-mi.
It’s 2070 and our planet is ravaged by earthquakes and volcanic activity. Nowhere on Earth is hit worse than the Korean peninsula. Ha-jin, a sly, savvy orphan, prowls the rubble of a broken, barely functioning Busan wracked by daily tremors. Her petty crimes land her in jail, and from there the clutches of human traffickers — and finally far out to sea, rescued (or rather, kidnapped?) by a ragtag band of pirates seeking the precious crystals at the heart of a volcanic island. To reach their prize, they’ll need to defeat the island’s fearsome guardian, the legendary volcano whale. And to do that, they’ll need Ha-jin’s special talent for summoning whales. But is her rare power a blessing, or a curse?
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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Cast & crew
- Park Hye-miDirector
- Kang WiHa-jin / Young Boy (voice)
- Lee Ji-sookBaek Sang-won / Andra (voice)
- Kim Min-jiIan / Tall Boy (voice)
- Kim Ji-hyeongLee Jae-hyung / Filipino Pirate (voice)
- Lee Young-kiTenjin / Prison Guard / Pirate 2 (voice)
- Park Joo-gwangThug 2 / One-eyed Man / Gangster 2 (voice)
- Yang Young-HoonThug 1 / Police Officer / Soldier 1 (voice)
- Lee Jeong-hoonPirate 3 / Gangster 1 / Detective / Soldier 2 (voice)
Details
- Released
- 23 October 2014
- Original title
- 화산고래
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Park Hye-mi
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The Crimson Whale runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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The Crimson Whale isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 October 2014. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Crimson Whale?
The Crimson Whale (2014) was directed by Park Hye-mi and stars Kang Wi, Lee Ji-sook, Kim Min-ji.