Memories of Murder
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Memories of Murder is a critically acclaimed South Korean crime thriller film that follows detectives investigating a series of brutal serial killings in the 1980s, blending dark humor with social commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Memories of Murder canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5325736 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Memories of Murder Context triple: [Bong Joon-ho, notableWork, Memories of Murder]
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A.
Kidville
Kidville is a whimsical, child-populated town featured as the primary setting in the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town."
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B.
Se7en
Se7en is a 1995 neo-noir psychological crime thriller film about two detectives hunting a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
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C.
Kyojin Killer
Kyojin Killer is the famous nickname of Japanese baseball pitcher and manager Senichi Hoshino, earned for his fierce success against the Yomiuri Giants.
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D.
The Ring
The Ring is a 2002 American supernatural horror film about a cursed videotape that kills anyone who watches it seven days later.
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E.
The Ring
The Ring is the powerful and malevolent One Ring central to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, whose destruction becomes the primary quest of The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Memories of Murder Target entity description: Memories of Murder is a critically acclaimed South Korean crime thriller film that follows detectives investigating a series of brutal serial killings in the 1980s, blending dark humor with social commentary.
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A.
Kidville
Kidville is a whimsical, child-populated town featured as the primary setting in the Rankin/Bass stop-motion Easter special "The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town."
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B.
Se7en
Se7en is a 1995 neo-noir psychological crime thriller film about two detectives hunting a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi.
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C.
Kyojin Killer
Kyojin Killer is the famous nickname of Japanese baseball pitcher and manager Senichi Hoshino, earned for his fierce success against the Yomiuri Giants.
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D.
The Ring
The Ring is a 2002 American supernatural horror film about a cursed videotape that kills anyone who watches it seven days later.
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E.
The Ring
The Ring is the powerful and malevolent One Ring central to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, whose destruction becomes the primary quest of The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Korean film
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crime thriller film ⓘ film ⓘ serial killer film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Come to See Me
NERFINISHED
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stage play ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kim Hyung-koo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Bong Joon-ho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | CJ Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Kim Sun-min NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy film
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crime film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ police procedural film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Grand Bell Award for Best Actor
NERFINISHED
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Grand Bell Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Bell Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Bell Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Byun Hee-bong
NERFINISHED
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Kim Roe-ha NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Sang-kyung NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Hae-il NERFINISHED ⓘ Park No-shik NERFINISHED ⓘ Song Jae-ho NERFINISHED ⓘ Song Kang-ho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasReRelease | 2020 restoration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambiguity of truth
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failure of justice system ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Hwaseong serial murders ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
authoritarianism in South Korea
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police corruption ⓘ serial murder investigation ⓘ |
| musicBy | Taro Iwashiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of dark humor and social commentary
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portrayal of Hwaseong serial murders ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Korean ⓘ |
| partOf | Korean New Wave cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sidus Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2003-04-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 132 minutes ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Gyeonggi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Bong Joon-ho
NERFINISHED
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Shim Sung-bo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Memories of Murder Description of subject: Memories of Murder is a critically acclaimed South Korean crime thriller film that follows detectives investigating a series of brutal serial killings in the 1980s, blending dark humor with social commentary.
Referenced by (7)
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