in South Korea, a second young and beautiful woman is found dead, raped and tied and gagged with her underwear. Detective Park Doo-Man and Detective Cho Yong-koo, two brutal and stupid local ...

MEMORIES OF MURDER tells the harrowing true story of the hunt for a sadistic serial rapist and murderer terrorizing a small province in 1980s South Korea. Marking the first of many successful ...

One is Joon-ho's Memories of Murder, a stellar mix of tense police procedural and undercutting comedy. This is the director's best use of tonal mixing to create a true sense of foreboding ...

Since his 2003 breakout hit "Memories of Murder," which drew 5.26 million viewers here, the director has carved out a strong commercial track record in Korea. "The Host" (2006) cemented Bong's ...

The Hwaseong killings inspired the 2003 movie “Memories of Murder,” the breakout work of director Bong Joon Ho, who won this year’s Academy Award for best film for his dark comic thriller ...

The May 12, 1987 edition of The Korea Herald depicts the level of ... The events served as inspiration for the 2003 film Memories of Murder by Bong Joon-ho, who went on to win several Oscars ...

It's been 20 years since the release of Memories of Murder. What does that film mean to you in your life and career? Song Kang-ho: First of all, it's meaningful because it was my first work with ...