The Epitaph
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- Movie: The Epitaph
- Revised romanization: Gi-dam
- Hangul: 기담
- Director: Beom-sik Jung, Sik Jung
- Writer: Beom-sik Jung, Sik Jung
- Producer:
- Cinematographer: Nam-ju Yun
- Release Date: August 1, 2007
- Runtime: 107 min.
- Production Budget: US$2.8M
- Distributor: Studio 2.0
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
In a modern hospital in 1941, doctors witness weird events and learn Death is the sole healer.” In 1979, Dr. Park receives an old photo album from his twenties in 1941 when mysterious things befell him and his colleagues. Park was bound by his parents to marry a girl whom he never met, but fell in love with a dead woman who happened to be his arranged marriage. Meanwhile, a little girl who was apparently the only survivor a car accident was haunted by ghosts every night. After two doctors (a married couple) involved in these two stories return to their hospital from Tokyo, a series of serial murders occurs around them.
Notes
- Epitaph is noted for its classic portrayal of Kyongseong (now Seoul) life in the 1940s, when Japanese cultural influences remained strong.
- Following the release of the film's trailer on the Internet, Netizens were excited by the striking resemblance between the dead young woman and actress Han Ga-In, who is known as the Korean Olivia Hussey.
- A few techniques used by the directors to recreate the 1937 setting were: 1.) utilizing 16mm film, 2.) utilizing vintage camera from that era, and 3.) placing scratches and dust on the film surface.
Cast
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| Kim Bo-Kyeong | Jin Goo | Lee Dong-Kyu | Kim Tae-Woo |
| Kim In-Yeong | Park Jeong-Nam | Lee Su-In | Kim Dong-Won |
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| Ko Ju-Yeon | Park Ji-A | David McInnis | Yeo Ji |
| Asako | Mother | Father | Aoi |
Additional Cast Members:
- Kim Eung-Su - Akiyama
- Choi Jae-Hwan
- Jeon Mu-Song
- Seo Min-Yi
- Jung Ji-Ahn - Nurse Choi
- Ye Soo-Jung - Director of Ansang Hospital
- Kong Ho-Suk - Japanese General
- Son Young-Soon - old woman
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Film Festivals
- 2008 (12th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 3rd-21st * Canadian Premiere
Awards
- "Best New Director" - 2007 (27th) Critics Choice Awards - November, 2007
- "Best New Actor" (Jin Goo) - 2008 (31st) Golden Cinematography Awards - December 23, 2008
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