Rotten
There's a shallowness to the central relationship -- compounded by Chang and Nakamura's lack of chemistry -- which undermines the whole film.
Derek Elley, Variety
2009: Lost Memories
The war has begun!
2002 · 2h 16m · R
Action, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Lee Si-myung
,
Masaaki Daimon
Overview
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 and cast
- Lee Si-myung Director
- Masaaki Daimon Director
- Jang Dong-gun as Masayuki Sakamoto
- Toru Nakamura as Shojiro Saigo
- Seo Jin-ho as Oh Hye-rin
- Shin Gu as Takahashi
- Chun Ho-jin as Elder
- Cheon Ho-jin as Elder
- Ahn Kil-kang as Lee Myung-hak
- Kim Gyu-ri as Kindergarten teacher
- Masaaki Daimon Cast
- Jo Sang-geon Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A beautifully designed and ambitious example of Korean cinema.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Rotten
The amped-up Dickian scenario features too many frame-filling fireballs.
Ed Park, Village Voice
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