Memories of Murder - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Memories of Murder"
살인의 추억 (2003)
Timing: 2:11 (131 min)
Memories of Murder - TMDB rating
8.056/10
4508
Memories of Murder - Kinopoisk rating
7.653/10
184342
Memories of Murder - IMDB rating
8.1/10
263000

Actors and characters

Photo Song Kang-ho #16107Photo Song Kang-ho #16108Photo Song Kang-ho #16109Photo Song Kang-ho #16110

Song Kang-ho

Song Kang-ho
Character Detective Park Doo-man
Photo Kim Sang-kyung #64867Photo Kim Sang-kyung #64868Photo Kim Sang-kyung #64869Photo Kim Sang-kyung #64870

Kim Sang-kyung

Kim Sang-kyung
Character Detective Seo Tae-yoon
Photo Kim Roi-ha #64809Photo Kim Roi-ha #64810
Kim Roi-ha
Character Detective Cho Yong-koo
Photo Song Jae-ho #64876Photo Song Jae-ho #64877
Song Jae-ho
Character Sergeant Shin Dong-chul
Photo Byun Hee-bong #64804Photo Byun Hee-bong #64805Photo Byun Hee-bong #64806

Byun Hee-bong

Byun Hee-bong
Character Sergeant Koo Hee-bong
Photo Go Seo-hee #64878Photo Go Seo-hee #64879
Go Seo-hee
Character Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
Photo Ryu Tae-ho #40957Photo Ryu Tae-ho #40958Photo Ryu Tae-ho #40959
Ryu Tae-ho
Character Jo Byung-soon
Photo Park No-shik #64826Photo Park No-shik #64827

Park No-shik

Park No-shik
Character Baek Kwang-ho
Photo Park Hae-il #41267Photo Park Hae-il #41268Photo Park Hae-il #41269Photo Park Hae-il #41270

Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il
Character Park Hyeon-gyu
Photo Jeon Mi-seon #64880

Jeon Mi-seon

Jeon Mi-seon
Character Kwok Seol-yung
Photo Seo Young-hwa #64881
Seo Young-hwa
Character Woman from Hill
Woo Go-na
Character Kim So-hyun
Photo Choi Jong-ryul #23165Photo Choi Jong-ryul #23166Photo Choi Jong-ryul #23167
Choi Jong-ryul
Character Kwang-ho's Father
Photo Yoo Seung-mok #40952Photo Yoo Seung-mok #40953Photo Yoo Seung-mok #40954Photo Yoo Seung-mok #40955

Yoo Seung-mok

Yoo Seung-mok
Character Journalist
Photo Shin Hyun-jong #64840
Shin Hyun-jong
Character Autopsy
Photo Jung In-sun #64882Photo Jung In-sun #64883Photo Jung In-sun #64884Photo Jung In-sun #64885
Jung In-sun
Character Little Girl
Photo Lee Jae-eung #64808
Lee Jae-eung
Character Little Boy
Photo Kwon Byung-gil #64821Photo Kwon Byung-gil #64822Photo Kwon Byung-gil #64823

Kwon Byung-gil

Kwon Byung-gil
Character Doctor Noh
Photo Park Hyun-young #64886Photo Park Hyun-young #64887
Park Hyun-young
Character School Nurse
Photo Yoon Ga-hyun #64888
Yoon Ga-hyun
Character Shaman
Photo Kwon Hyeok-pung #64824
Kwon Hyeok-pung
Character Investigator at So-hyun's Crime Scene
Photo Jo Deok-jae #64889Photo Jo Deok-jae #64890Photo Jo Deok-jae #64891
Jo Deok-jae
Character Investigator at So-hyun's Crime Scene
Photo Jo Moon-ee #64892
Jo Moon-ee
Character Pharmacist
Photo Baek Bong-ki #64893

Baek Bong-ki

Baek Bong-ki
Character Cop Dressed as Woman
Photo Yeom Hye-ran #37688Photo Yeom Hye-ran #37689Photo Yeom Hye-ran #71275

Yeom Hye-ran

Yeom Hye-ran
Character So-hyun's Mother
Photo Park Jin-woo #64845
Park Jin-woo
Character Broadcast Station AD
Photo Lee Dong-yong #16159

Lee Dong-yong

Lee Dong-yong
Character Suspect
Photo Oh Yong #64895
Oh Yong
Character Cop (uncredited)
Photo Son Jin-hwan #64896

Son Jin-hwan

Son Jin-hwan
Character Fellow Detective
Photo Park Tae-kyeong #64897Photo Park Tae-kyeong #64898

Park Tae-kyeong

Park Tae-kyeong
Character Fellow Detective
Photo Son Kang-gook #64899Photo Son Kang-gook #64900
Son Kang-gook
Character Fellow Detective
Photo Son Jin-ho #64841Photo Son Jin-ho #64842
Son Jin-ho
Character Fellow Detective
Photo Shin Woon-seob #64901
Shin Woon-seob
Character Rapist
Ha-kyeong Kim
Character Lee Hyang-suk
Photo Lee Da-il #73345
Lee Da-il
Character Student
Photo Shim Sung-bo #75210

Shim Sung-bo

Shim Sung-bo
Character Photojournalist
Lee Kang-san
Character Boiler Kim
Lee In-hui
Character Cement factory worker
Photo Seong Jeong-seon #375686
Seong Jeong-seon
Character Park Hyeon-gyu's Landlord
Yoo In-soo
Character Official

What's left behind the scenes

  • During Kwan-ho’s (Park No-shik) interrogation, the police are watching television. Another episode of the famous South Korean detective series "Chief of Investigation" is on.
  • In one of the scenes cut from the film during editing, a detective goes to the red-light district and asks a masseuse questions related to the investigation. The scene was filmed in a real red-light district with the permission of the pimp.
  • To show how the complex case was affecting his character, actor Kim Sang-gyeon began to eat and sleep less. This, of course, could not help but affect his appearance.
  • Director Bong Joon-ho admitted that he was greatly influenced by the play of the same name by Kim Gwan-nim and the graphic novel "From Hell" by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell.
  • When Bong Joon-ho was writing the screenplay, he immediately pictured Song Kang-ho in the role of the rural detective.
  • To film the karaoke scene, director Bong Joon-ho had to show Song Kang-ho how to move to the music.
  • The film is based on a true story about the first known serial murders in South Korea, which took place between 1986 and 1991 in the city of Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province. In September 2019, the identity of the serial killer was established; he was Lee Choon-jae (born 1963), a native of Hwaseong.
  • Director Bong Joon-ho and actor Song Kang-ho met while preparing for another film that was ultimately not made, and both had very pleasant impressions of each other. When Song was offered a role in this film, he agreed without hesitation.
  • In one of the cut scenes, the detective goes to a red-light district and asks questions related to the investigation from a girl giving him a massage. The scene was filmed in a real red-light district with the pimp's permission.
  • To show how the complex case affected his character, actor Kim Sang-kyun began to eat and sleep less, which was reflected in his appearance.
  • To film the karaoke scene, director Bong Joon-ho had to show Song Kang-ho how to move to the music and sing simultaneously. Since, by his own admission, Song cannot sing at all and has no sense of rhythm, this scene was the most difficult for him.
  • During the interrogation of Kwan-ho (Park No-shik), the police are watching television. On it is another episode of the famous South Korean detective series "Chief of Investigation".
  • Director Bong Joon-ho admitted that he was greatly influenced by the play of the same name by Kim Gwang-nim and the graphic novel "From Hell" by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell.
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