Memories of Murder(2003)
The worst of them will stay with you... forever.
A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.
Movie: Memories of Murder
Top 10 Billed Cast
Detective Park Doo-man
Detective Seo Tae-yoon
Detective Cho Yong-koo
Sergeant Shin Dong-chul
Sergeant Koo Hee-bong
Officer Kwon Kwi-ok
Jo Byung-soon
Baek Kwang-ho
Park Hyeon-gyu
Kwok Seol-yung
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