Ahn Jae Hong and Lee Da Hee Lead Cast of Jiangshi: Horror Workshop

Ahn Jae Hong, Lee Da Hee, Yoon Kyung Ho and Kim Ji Eun are joining an ensemble cast for the new Korean comedy-horror film “Jiangshi: Horror Workshop”, a workplace adventure built around an ill-fated company retreat. The production has officially begun filming, moving the project from casting announcements into active development.

The film follows employees of the fictional Dongbang Savings Bank as they travel to a workshop during a long holiday weekend. Their routine corporate getaway takes a supernatural turn when they awaken a jiangshi—a stiff, reanimated corpse from Chinese folklore—that has been dormant for 400 years.

Office comedy meets supernatural action

The premise combines recognizable workplace roles with imaginative exorcism sequences. Rather than centering on professional monster hunters, the story places bank employees in a crisis far outside their daily experience, creating room for comedy through office hierarchy, conflicting personalities and improvised teamwork.

Ahn Jae Hong plays Mu Dok Seong, the youngest employee and a senior staff member at the bank’s Mangeum branch. The character is a former taekwondo athlete who entered the company through a special recruitment program, giving him a practical skill that may become unexpectedly useful once the retreat turns dangerous.

Lee Da Hee takes the role of Jung Ji Sun, a team leader described as a capable all-rounder with strong credentials. Yoon Kyung Ho plays Ma Pa Dong, a veteran assistant manager known for taking on difficult tasks without hesitation. Together, their characters establish different levels of seniority and responsibility inside the branch before the supernatural conflict disrupts the normal chain of command.

A broad ensemble of bank employees

Kim Ji Eun portrays assistant manager Yang Song Yi, who, like Mu Dok Seong, joined through a recruitment track for taekwondo athletes. The shared background provides the ensemble with two characters who can plausibly contribute to the action while still remaining grounded in the film’s office setting.

Lee Hak Joo appears as Kim Soo, an ineffective executive director and the sole heir to Dongbang Savings Bank. His privileged position creates another comic pressure point: formal authority may matter inside the company, but it offers little protection against a centuries-old supernatural threat.

The supporting cast adds several experienced performers to the branch and its wider organization. Go Chang Suk plays Manager Go, the leader of the Mangeum branch, while Kim Hak Chul portrays the bank’s chairman. Kang Ae Shim takes on the role of Exorcist Yeom, a figure connected to Gangryeong Island who brings genuine knowledge of the supernatural into the story.

A director experienced in offbeat comedy

Woo Moon Gi will direct the film. His earlier independent feature “The King of Jokgu” drew attention for turning an unusual campus sports obsession into a character-driven comedy. That background makes him a notable fit for a project that must balance absurd circumstances, a large ensemble and action without losing the everyday frustrations of its office-worker characters.

The jiangshi figure has a distinct physical mythology that can support both horror and humor. Traditionally depicted with rigid movement and supernatural powers, it provides the filmmakers with recognizable visual rules while leaving space for creative action. The 400-year sleep described in the premise also suggests that the employees will confront a threat tied to a much older history than their modern workplace disputes.

Production details released so far do not include a premiere date, a final English title or information about the film’s distribution schedule. “Jiangshi: Horror Workshop” is currently presented as a literal translation, so the international title may change before release.

For now, the start of filming confirms the central cast and the project’s core tone: a workplace ensemble comedy pushed into a supernatural survival story. With martial-arts-trained employees, an incompetent heir, veteran branch staff and an exorcist sharing the narrative, the film is positioned to draw humor from how very different people respond when a mandatory company event becomes a battle with the undead.