South Korea Synopsis
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“In the deep night, if you live alone, don't look in the mirror!”
Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he must face both his own fear of mirrors and the mystery surrounding the fire that closed down the mall.
The 2002–2004 South Korea Window
Into the Mirror holds position #48 of 91 South Korea films in the 2002–2004 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 Into the Mirror premiered alongside 30 others.
Crime + Horror in South Korea
4 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Into the Mirror itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 30 other South Korea films in 2003.
The 131st 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
70 audience reviews — more than 77% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (77th percentile) outruns trending popularity (27th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Into the Mirror, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- twin sister · 4
- security guard · 4
- reflection · 4
- department store · 1
- apparent suicide · 1
- mirror · 1
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,039 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #165 of 202 (top 82%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Key Plus Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | August 14, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0372937 |