Memento Mori
1999 1h 38m movie Film South Korea

Memento Mori

여고괴담 두번째 이야기

“Some secrets should never be revealed.”

Synopsis

여고괴담 두번째 이야기

“Some secrets should never be revealed.”

The ghost of a lesbian high-school girl takes revenge on the people who used to bully her. And another young girl finds her old diary detailing her love and rejection when she was alive.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Memento Mori. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Cine2000

The 1998–2000 South Korea Window

Memento Mori holds position #21 of 35 South Korea films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. All About Eve
    #1

    All About Eve

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  2. Joint Security Area
    #2

    Joint Security Area

    ★ 7.9 · 2000
  3. Christmas in August
    #3

    Christmas in August

    ★ 7.8 · 1998
  4. Autumn in My Heart
    #4

    Autumn in My Heart

    ★ 7.7 · 2000
  5. Il Mare
    #5

    Il Mare

    ★ 7.5 · 2000
  6. Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
    #6

    Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish

    ★ 7.2 · 1999
  7. The Quiet Family
    #7

    The Quiet Family

    ★ 7.1 · 1998
  8. Ditto
    #8

    Ditto

    ★ 7.1 · 2000

The 1990s South Korea Landscape

1999 was the decade’s peak output year for South Korea — 13 titles released, including Memento Mori. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (39 total).

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Horror + Romance in South Korea

6 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Memento Mori itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 12 other South Korea films in 1999.

The 56th 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

104
Reviews
84th
Review-volume percentile
60th
Popularity percentile

104 audience reviews — more than 84% of South Korea films in our index.

Review volume (84th percentile) outruns trending popularity (60th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Memento Mori, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • homophobia · 5
  • telepathy · 4
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • bullying · 27
  • paranormal · 9
  • diary · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • friendship · 134
  • love · 123
  • high school · 88
  • ghost · 84
  • suicide · 51

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
104
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,081 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

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

Among South Korea Horror productions specifically: #39 of 89 (top 44%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesCine2000, Cinema Service, Mirovision
Runtime1h 38m
Release DateDecember 24, 1999
IMDbtt0266075