2009: Lost Memories
2002 2h 16m movie Film South Korea

2009: Lost Memories

2009 로스트메모리즈

“The war has begun!”

Synopsis

2009 로스트메모리즈

“The war has begun!”

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.

The 2001–2003 South Korea Window

73 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. 2009: Lost Memories sits at position #37.

  1. Jewel in the Palace
    #1

    Jewel in the Palace

    ★ 8.6 · 2003

  2. Stairway to Heaven
    #2

    Stairway to Heaven

    ★ 8.1 · 2003

  3. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
    #3

    Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring

    ★ 7.8 · 2003

  4. Oasis
    #4

    Oasis

    ★ 7.8 · 2002

  5. The Way Home
    #5

    The Way Home

    ★ 7.7 · 2002

  6. My Teacher, Mr. Kim
    #6

    My Teacher, Mr. Kim

    ★ 7.6 · 2003

  7. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
    #7

    Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

    ★ 7.5 · 2002

  8. The Classic
    #8

    The Classic

    ★ 7.5 · 2003

The 2000s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 2009: Lost Memories premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$7.0M
Budget
$12.0M
Revenue
$5.0M
Net Profit
1.7×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 16m runtime, production spent $51K per minute on screen and earned $89K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
63
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,084 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Thriller productions specifically: #162 of 218 (top 74%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Spoken Languages Korean, Italian, Japanese
Production Companies Indecom Cinema, Tube Entertainment, CJ Entertainment
Runtime 2h 16m
Release Date February 1, 2002
IMDb tt0294252

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