

Memories of Murder
2003-04-25 · 131 min · ★ 8.1
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
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Production details
- Directors
- Bong Joon Ho
- Production companies
- CJ Entertainment, Muhan Investment, Sidus
- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,800,000
- Revenue
- USD 26,000,000
Top Cast
Song Kang-hoDetective Park Doo-man
Kim Sang-kyungDetective Seo Tae-yoon
Kim Roi-haDetective Cho Yong-koo
Song Jae-hoSergeant Shin Dong-chul
Byun Hee-bongSergeant Koo Hee-bong
Go Seo-heeOfficer Kwon Kwi-ok
Ryu Tae-hoJo Byung-soon
Park No-shikBaek Kwang-ho
Park Hae-ilPark Hyeon-gyu
Jeon Mi-seonKwok Seol-yung
Seo Young-hwaEon Deok-nyeo
Woo Go-naKim So-hyun
Choi Jong-ryulKwang-ho's Father
Yoo Seung-mokJournalist
Shin Hyeon-jongAutopsy Doctor
Lee Jae-eungLittle Boy
Jung In-sunLittle Girl
Kwon Byung-gilDoctor Noh
Park Hyun-youngSchool NurseTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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