South Korea 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.
Thriller + Action in South Korea
82 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Thriller and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 2009: Lost Memories itself).
The 2001–2003 South Korea Window
2009: Lost Memories holds position #37 of 73 South Korea films in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 2009: Lost Memories premiered alongside 22 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 16m runtime, production spent $51K per minute on screen and earned $89K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 22 other South Korea films in 2002.
The 92nd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
63 audience reviews — more than 76% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (76th percentile) outruns trending popularity (50th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |