H (2002)

A serial killer named Shin-Hyun gives himself up to police. He confesses to committing a series of particularly horrifying murders of exclusively female victims. He is imprisoned, awaiting ... See full summary »

Director:

Jong-hyuk Lee

Writer:

Jong-hyuk Lee

Stars:

Jung-ah Yum, Jin-hee Ji, Ji-ru Sung

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jung-ah Yum	...	Detective Kim Mi Yun
Jin-hee Ji	...	Detective Kang Tae Hyun
Ji-ru Sung	...	Detective Park
Seung-woo Cho	...	Shin Hyun
Woong-ki Min	...	Choi Young Jin
Yong-soo Park	...	Chief Jang
Hyuk Poong Kwon	...	Captain Lee
Eol Lee	...	Detective Han Jung-Woo
In-kwon Kim	...	Huh Young-Taek
Kil-soo Park	...	Bae Yong-Man
Sun-kyung Kim	...	Dr. Chu Kyung-sook
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bu-seon Kim
Roe-ha Kim
Seon-mi Yeon

Storyline

A serial killer named Shin-Hyun gives himself up to police. He confesses to committing a series of particularly horrifying murders of exclusively female victims. He is imprisoned, awaiting the death sentence for his crimes. Yet the killings do not stop. They continue with all the same characteristics trademarks of the Shin-Hyun serial killings. The case is re-opened when two more bodies are discovered, both pregnant women. One is found in the city's landfill site, and the other is horrifically murdered on a public bus. Detective Mi Yun (played by Yum Jung-Ah), and her newly appointed partner, Detective Kang (played by Ji Jin-Hee), are assigned to the case. Mi Yun and Kang have difficulty working with each other, as their personalities and working methods are constantly in conflict. Detective Kang goes about his new job buoyantly and enthusiastically. He follows a new suspect, Huh, and eventually catches him in the act of brutally murdering a woman in a crowded techno bar. Huh is taken...

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Plot Keywords:

detective | police | serial killer | one letter title | multiple personality | 

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Taglines:

An Intelligent Thriller

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence and language

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

27 December 2002 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

H: Murmur

Filming Locations:

Busan, South Korea

Company Credits

Production Co:

KTB Entertainment Corporation, B.O.M. Film Productions Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Korea, "going to the beach" is synonymous with committing suicide.

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Goofs

In the club scene where Young-taek kills the lesbian, he grips her head below her chin and starts cutting her ear. In the next shot, a close up, his grip on her face and the knife has suddenly changed and he hasn't started to cut her ear off yet.

User Reviews

When you face the abyss, don't forget that you are facing yourself.

Korean thrillers are always fascinating, and this one more so than others I have seen.

A serial killer Shin Hyun (Seung-woo Cho ) confesses to murdering six women, is imprisoned, and the killings go on. They grab suspect after suspect, and the killings go on. Even Shin Hyun's psychiatrist was a suspect.

Naturally, we get mismatched partners, as often happens in police thriller. Detectives Kim Mi Yun (Jung-ah Yum) and Kang Tae Hyun (Jin-hee Ji) are as different as night and day, but they have to make it work.

If you are a fan of se7en or The Silence of the Lambs, then this is the film for you. There are good surprises, and it will baffle you until the very end.