Io Island

Jeju. Late spring. Wind chimes. A reporter vanishes near a resort island, sending a Seoul contractor to investigate the local matriarchal fishing village. He finds a web of jealousy, madness, and shamanic ritual. Kim Ki-young's feverish island noir is a regional variant on *Psycho*.

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Kim Ki-young directed Io Island in 1977. See Kim Ki-young's full filmography, where to start with Kim Ki-young, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kim Ki-young.

Io Island was released in 1977 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 112 minutes.