2009: Lost Memories

2009: Lost Memories

6.2IMDb Score
Released:2002-02-01
Genre:Thriller, Action, Drama
Duration:136 min
Country:South Korea
Director:Lee Si-myung
Actors:Jang Dong-gun, Toru Nakamura, Seo Jin-ho, Shin Gu, An Kil-kang
Production:Indecom Cinema, Tube Entertainment, CJ Entertainment

Overview:

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. Now, in 2009, Korea is just another state of Japan's Empire & Seoul has become a major city. A Korean resistance group fights for liberty, independence & the restoration of true history. Two cops, Japanese & Korean, investigate the group.

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