2009: Lost Memories

2009: Lost Memories is a 2002 South Korean science fiction action film directed by Lee Si-myung, adapted from the 1987 novel Looking for an Epitaph by Bok Geo-il. CJ Entertainment distributed it, and it was released on February 1, 2002. Lost Memories was a co-production between Korea and Japan that aired during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was held in both Japan and South Korea.

The film is set in an alternate 2009 in which the Korean Peninsula is still ruled by Imperial Japan as a result of a time-travel incident in 1909. The theme of the film, according to Tom Vick, represents a desire in Korean cinema to "transcend time and memory", which is also reflected in other contemporary films such as Flower Island, Il Mare, and Bungee Jumping of Their Own. Jang Dong-gun plays Masayuki Sakamoto, a JBI agent of Japanese and Korean descent, in this film.

Detailed information:
Directed by: Lee Si-myung
Starring: Jang Dong-gun, Toru Nakamura
Release date: February 1, 2002
Running time: 136 minutes