South Korea Synopsis
흑수선
Based on a true story and a legendary Korean novel, this movie follows Detective Oh (superstar Lee Jung Jae) and his investigation into the mysterious murder of a North Korean. His investigation leads him to a diary, which was written by a nun who – along with her boyfriend – helped lead the escape of North Korean POWs held captive during the Korean War. Detective Oh eventually becomes emotionally involved with the case and pursues the writer of the diary and her long-lost boyfriend, hoping to crack the case and learn more about the story of the POWs.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Last Witness. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Cinema Service
Action + Drama in South Korea
114 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Last Witness itself).
The 2000–2002 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2000-2002 South Korea release window, The Last Witness sits at #45 of 57. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 The Last Witness premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other South Korea films in 2001.
The 87th 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
13 audience reviews — more than 22% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Last Witness, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- korean war · 20
- diary · 7
- prisoner of war · 6
- revenge · 210
- inter-korean relations · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,260 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #238 of 266 (top 89%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Cinema Service, Taewon Entertainment, SBS Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | November 16, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0297168 |