Memories of Murder (2003)
Salinui chueok (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 11min
- Crime, Drama
- 02 May 2003 (Indonesia)
- Movie
In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.
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- 33 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast
| Song Kang-ho | ... |
Detective Park Doo-man
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| Kim Sang-kyung | ... |
Detective Seo Tae-yoon
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| Kim Roe-ha | ... |
Detective Cho Yong-koo
(as Roe-ha Kim)
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| Song Jae-ho | ... |
Sergeant Shin Dong-chul
(as Jae-ho Song)
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| Byun Hee-Bong | ... |
Sergeant Koo Hee-bong
(as Hie-bong Byeon)
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| Ko Seo-hie | ... |
Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
(as Seo-hie Ko)
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| Ryu Tae-ho | ... |
Jo Byeong-soon
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| Park No-shik | ... |
Baek Gwang-ho
(as No-shik Park)
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| Park Hae-il | ... |
Park Hyeon-gyu
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| Jeon Mi-seon | ... |
Kwok Seol-yung
(as Mi-seon Jeon)
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| Seo Young-hwa | ... |
Eon Deok-nyeo
(as Young-hwa Seo)
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Woo Go-na | ... |
Kim So-hyeon
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Ok-joo Lee | ... |
Oh Nam-joo
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Choi Jong-ryol | ... |
Gwang-ho's father
(as Jong-ryol Choi)
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Yoo Seung-mok | ... |
Journalist
(as Seung-mok Yoo)
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Hun-Kyung Lee | ... |
Park Yeong-ja
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| Shin Hyun-jong | ... |
Autopsy doctor
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Lee Jae-eung | ... |
Boy in Opening Scene
(as Jae-eung Lee)
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| Jung In-sun | ... |
Girl in Ending Scene
(as In-seon Jeong)
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Kwon Byung-gil | ... |
Doctor
(as Byung-gil Kwon)
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Hyeon-yeong Park | ... |
School Nurse
(as Hyun-young Park)
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Ga-hyun Yun | ... |
Shaman
(as Ga-hyun Yoon)
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Dae-hyeon Lee | ... |
Forensic Investigator
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Hyeok-poong Kwon | ... |
Investigator
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Jo Deok-jae | ... |
Investigator
(as Deok-jae Jo)
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In-hee Lee | ... |
Cement Factory Staff
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Moon-Eui Jo | ... |
Chemist
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Oh-Yeong Oh | ... |
Cop
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Hyeon-seung Sin | ... |
Cop
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Joo-Hyun Jun | ... |
Detective
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Tae-kyeong Park | ... |
Detective
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Son Jin-hwan | ... |
Detective
(as Jin-Hwan Son)
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| Son Kang-gook | ... |
Detective
(as Kang-gook Son)
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Jin-Chul Baek | ... |
Checkpoint Guard
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Bong-gi Baek | ... |
Cop Dressed as Woman
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| Seong Jeong-seon | ... |
Park Hyeon-gyu's Landlord
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Yoo-Geum | ... |
Woman Going to Work
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| Kim Joo-ryung | ... |
Nurse
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Dong-hwan Shin | ... |
Opening Farmer
(as Dong-Hwan Shin)
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Soo-Jung Gwak | ... |
Byeong-soon's Wife
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| Yeom Hye-ran | ... |
So-hyun's Mom
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Dae-gwan Han | ... |
Investigator Falling Down
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Tae-han Kim | ... |
Military Police Officer
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Myung-jae Chun | ... |
Military Police Officer
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In-su Yu | ... |
Public Official
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Sang-uk Lee | ... |
Hanshin University Student
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Pir-han Ryu | ... |
Hanshin University Student
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Da-il Lee | ... |
Hanshin University Student
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Seong-Chun Goo | ... |
Hanshin University Student
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Mi-Hyung Kwon | ... |
Hanshin University Student
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Jo-hwa Kim | ... |
Hanshin University Student
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| Lee Dong-yong | ... |
Suspect
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Choi Gyo-sik | ... |
Suspect
(as Gyo-sik Choi)
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Geun-se Lee | ... |
Suspect
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Kyeong-rae Kim | ... |
Suspect
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Yeong-Gwan Kim | ... |
Suspect
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Seong-Geun Han | ... |
Blind Date Man
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| Shin Woon-seob | ... |
Rapist
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Sang-woo Park | ... |
Suspect's Brother
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Shin Moon-Sung | ... |
Jjajangmyeon Delivery Man
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Jae-Gyun Na | ... |
Church Deacon
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Park Jin-woo | ... |
Broadcast Station AD
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Hee-jin Kim | ... |
Bar Lady
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So-hyeon Park | ... |
Bar Lady
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Mi-ok Kim | ... |
Bar Lady
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Chi-Hyuk Yoo | ... |
Doo-man's Son
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Jin-hee Kang | ... |
Doo-man's Daughter
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Hyeon-gi Choi | ... |
Farmer
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Seung-Hwan Choi | ... |
Byeong-soon's Son
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Chung-Hwan Han | ... |
TV Production Guard
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Woo-Sung Hwang | ... |
Girls' School Teacher
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Cheol-Yong Kim | ... |
Cheol-yong
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Ha-kyeong Kim | ... |
Lee Hyang-suk
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Min-Jeong Kim | ... |
Woman Avoiding Hyeon-gyu
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Ga-Myun Lee | ... |
Park Bo-hee
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Hyuk-jae Lee | ... |
Bicycling Farmer
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Kang-San Lee | ... |
Boiler Man
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Mi-ok Lee | ... |
Woman Avoiding Hyeon-gyu
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Jong-hwa Ryoo | ... |
Byeong-soon's Son
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Min-Soo Seo | ... |
Electric Guitar Man
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Sung-bo Shim | ... |
Photojournalist
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Ha-Young Yoo | ... |
Ahn Mi-sun
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Bak-ji Yoon | ... |
TV Production Staff
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Directed by
| Bong Joon Ho | ||
Written by
| Bong Joon Ho | ... | (writer) |
| Kwang-rim Kim | ... | (play) |
| Sung-bo Shim | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Seoung-Jae Cha | ... | producer |
| Jae-Won Choi | ... | co-executive producer |
| Moo-Ryoung Kim | ... | producer |
| Kang-bok Lee | ... | executive producer |
| Jong-yun No | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tarô Iwashiro | ||
Cinematography by
| Hyung Koo Kim | ... | (as Hyung-ku Kim) |
Editing by
| Sun-Min Kim | ||
Editorial Department
| Yong-gi Lee | ... | colorist |
Production Design by
| Ryu Seong-hie | ||
Art Direction by
| Ryu Seong-hie | ||
Set Decoration by
| Hong-sam Yang | ||
Costume Design by
| Yu-sun Kim | ||
Makeup Department
| Hee Eun Lee | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Sound Department
| Byung-Ha Lee | ... | sound |
| Seung-yeop Lee | ... | sound editor |
| Choi Tae-young | ... | Sound Supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Jong Ik Kang | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kyung-bo Yeo | ... | steadicam |
Music Department
| Hide Fukazawa | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| Masashi Gotô | ... | score mixer (as Masashi Goto) / score recordist (as Masashi Goto) |
| Tarô Iwashiro | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Nobuhiko Nakayama | ... | synthesizer programmer |
| Masa Sakuma | ... | music supervisor |
| Akiko Takakuwa | ... | music supervisor |
| Hiroshi Yamada | ... | music contractor |
Additional Crew
| Bob Buchholz | ... | English language director |
| Eung Jun Lee | ... | martial arts choreographer |
| June Lee | ... | International Sales |
Production Companies
- Sidus
- CJ Entertainment (presents)
- Muhan Investment
Distributors
- Future Film (2020) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Academy 2 (2020) (Italy) (theatrical)
- CJ Entertainment (2003) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Cine Qua Non Films (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinobo (2020) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Elevation Pictures (2020) (Canada) (theatrical)
- La Rabbia (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Les Bookmakers (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Neon (2020) (United States) (theatrical)
- Optimum Releasing (2004) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Palm Pictures (2005) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Provzglyad (2023) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Alambique Filmes (2021) (Portugal)
- CTV International (France)
- Europa Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Future Film (2021) (Finland) (DVD)
- I-On New Media (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- La Aventura (2017) (Spain)
- MFA+ FilmDistribution. (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Madman Entertainment (2020) (Australia)
- Optimum Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Rialto Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- SBP (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
- SBP (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
- The Criterion Collection (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2021) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Visionary Thinking (2003) (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
- Visionary Thinking (2003) (Serbia and Montenegro)
- Vivendi Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2022) (Finland) (tv) (and Internet)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Juniper Post (sound post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
1986. In a rural district of South Korea, two women have been recently raped and murdered. Working on the case are detectives Park Doo-man and Cho Yong-koo. Their efforts are impeded by some sloppy crime scene procedure by the police. Their methods of solving cases are also quite basic, essentially amounting to beating confessions out of suspects. All this leads to nothing and the police chief brings in a more sophisticated and intelligent detective from Seoul, Seo Tae-yoon. With his arrival the methods improve but they still don't have the killer. Then another woman is found murdered and a pattern emerges. Written by grantss |
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| Taglines | 1986 in a small town...for two detectives, everything was new. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $2,800,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Beginning in June 2000, it took Bong Joon Ho a year to write the script for Memories of Murder (2003), yet he has stated that: "For the first six months, I didn't write a line of the script. I just did research." See more » |
| Goofs | In the letter received from the FBI written in English, there are four spelling mistakes - 'examnation' instead of 'examination', 'insrumental' instead of 'instrumental', 'dateed' instead of 'dated' and 'Octorber' instead of 'October'. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Anasuya (2007). See more » |
| Quotes |
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Detective Park Doo-Man: Did you see his face? [Girl Nods] Detective Park Doo-Man: What did he look like? Schoolgirl: Well... kind of plain. Detective Park Doo-Man: In what way? Schoolgirl: Just... ordinary See more » |