Memories of Murder (2003)

04/25/2003 (KR) • 2h 11m

Crime, Drama, Thriller

The worst of them will stay with you... forever.

Overview

During the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea attempt to solve a series of gruesome rape-and-murders of young women that leave the community terrified using limited resources and outdated methods. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country's first documented serial killer. They then attempt to piece together the clues in this thriller based on true events.

Top Billed Cast

Song Kang-ho

Detective Park Doo-man

Kim Sang-kyung

Detective Seo Tae-yoon

Kim Roi-ha

Detective Cho Yong-koo

Song Jae-ho

Sergeant Shin Dong-chul

Byun Hee-bong

Sergeant Koo Hee-bong

Go Seo-hee

Officer Kwon Kwi-ok

Ryu Tae-ho

Jo Byung-soon

Park No-shik

Baek Kwang-ho

Park Hae-il

Park Hyeon-gyu


Recommendations

Mother

77%

The Host

70%

The Chaser

78%

Life Itself

75%

Memoir of a Murderer

74%

The Man from Nowhere

77%

Oldboy

82%

I Saw the Devil

78%

Snowpiercer

69%

Tokyo!

69%

Miracle in Cell No. 7

79%

A Tale of Two Sisters

71%

Joint Security Area

78%

A Separation

79%

Grizzly Man

75%

A Taxi Driver

80%

El Topo

71%

Parasite

85%

Straw Dogs

72%

My Sassy Girl

75%


Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,800,000.00

Revenue

$26,000,000.00

Keywords

assassin

police brutality

rape

corruption

police

detective

investigation

victim

based on true story

based on play or musical

murder

serial killer

torture

brutality

killer

neo-noir

1980s

south korea

© All Rights Reserved 2025