2009: Lost Memories (2002)

A failed assassination attempt in Harbin, China in 1909 changes the course of history. Now two JBI agents must find the connections between it and an ancient Korean artifact.

Director:

Si-myung Lee

Writers:

Sang-hak Lee, Si-myung Lee

Stars:

Dong-Gun Jang, Tôru Nakamura, Jin-ho Seo

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Dong-Gun Jang	...	Sakamoto
Tôru Nakamura	...	Saigo
Jin-ho Seo	...	Haerin
Goo Shin	...	Takahashi
Ho-jin Chun	...	Elder
Kil-kang Ahn	...	Myunghak (as Kil-Kang Ahn)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rick Burford	...	Myunghak / CLA Goatee (voice)
Victor Carsrud	...	Surveillance (voice)
Luci Christian	...	Yuriko (voice)
Kaytha Coker	...	Haerin (voice)
Masaaki Daimon
Marty Fleck	...	Narrator (voice)
John Gremillion	...	Junhwan / Barkeep 1 (voice)
Jay Hickman	...	Hideyo / Young Council / Barkeep 2 (voice)
Shôhei Imamura

Storyline

There are breakpoints in the history, the result of a single event may change the whole course... In 1909, an assassination attempt of a Japanese governor fails - the assassin was shot by a soldier. Now, in 2009, Korea is just another state of the Japan Empire and Seoul has become a major city. A Korean resistance group called Hureisenjin is formed to fight for liberty and independence. Two cops, a Japanese and a Korean (who denies his heritage) are investigating the actions of this "terrorist" group. And their work lead them to an artifact of the ancient Korean religion of "Sun and Moon".

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Plot Keywords:

korean | assassination | japanese | artifact | korea | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong violence

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean Japanese

Release Date:

1 February 2002 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

2009: Lost Memories

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,049,825

Company Credits

Production Co:

ADV Films, CJ E&M Film Financing & Investment Entertainment & Comics, CJ Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

136 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bok Geo-il, author of the source novel Bimyeong-eul Chajaseo ("Looking for an Epitaph") (1987), refused to be associated with the finished product, and successfully sued the film-makers to have his name removed from the credits.

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Goofs

After the intruder shoots Sakamoto's uncle and the fight ensues, Sakamoto grabs the gun and shoots one final shot as the intruder jumps out the window. When he fires, we hear a regular gunshot, even though that gun had a silencer.

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Connections

References Ahn Jung-geun, Patriot (1972)

User Reviews

Lost in Space

This is interesting.

The movie got enough materials for a good movie. a gripping story, interesting twist of plot, strong casts, nice action sequences, and powerful ending.

Some weaknesses and plot holes can be tolerate, including some low cost special effects and camera manipulations.

But apart from that, the whole combinations succeed on giving full entertainment and just a simple moment for you to think of all the possibillites in this world.

If you have interest in asian movie, try this one. i strongly recommended this one for story telling and action-drama presentation.

Nice evening movie...