Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox
Sunwoo Entertainment
- Format
- MOVIE
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Sunwoo Entertainment · Yellow Film
- Genres
- Fantasy
Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox revolves around a kumiho, a nine-tailed fox that can assume different forms including human. Kumiho are familiar figures in Korean folk tales, and they are usually depicted as magical creatures that take female form to lure and prey on humans. This time, however, our protagonist is a young, kind-hearted fox with only five tails, instead of nine.
After losing her family to fox hunters, five-tailed Yobi lives in the forest with some shipwrecked aliens, far away from the humans. When one of her alien friends gets captured by a villager, Yobi has no choice but to adventure into the human world to rescue him. At the village, Yobi meets many humans, including Geum Yee who studies at a school for maladjusted children. Interested in Geum Yee, Yobi joins the students and revels in the fun of human life, but both a fox hunter and a mysterious shadow man are on her trail.
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Yobi, the Five Tailed Fox, released in 2007, was a significant milestone for the South Korean animation studio Sunwoo Entertainment. Directed by Lee Sung-gang, the film sought to blend traditional Korean folklore—specifically the myth of the Gumiho—with a contemporary, emotionally resonant narrative. By positioning the mythical fox Yobi as a lonely, misunderstood adolescent hiding among human children, the production team aimed to explore themes of identity, loneliness, and the transition into adulthood, moving away from the more conventional villainous portrayals of the Gumiho in historical lore.
The film was notable for its distinct aesthetic, which utilized a blend of hand-drawn character designs and lush, painterly backgrounds that captured the atmospheric beauty of the Korean countryside. Upon its release, it was well-received for its artistic ambition and its departure from the high-octane action tropes common in the animation of that period. While it faced challenges in a competitive theatrical market, it has since been recognized as a thoughtful contribution to the growth of independent South Korean feature animation, praised for its melancholic tone and its effort to adapt ancient legends for a modern audience.
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