A woman suddenly disappears. Her fiance then sets out to find her and, in the process, uncovers layers of dark hidden secrets.
Acting
Kim Min-hee's dual performance still haunts me
Direction
Byun builds dread through mundane spaces
Writing
Every clue recontextualizes everything
Director
Byun Young-joo
Kim Min-hee
Cha Kyeong-seon
Lee Sun-kyun
Jang Moon-ho
Cho Seong-ha
Kim Jong-geun
Song Ha-yoon
Han-na
Choi Deok-moon
Ha Seong-sik
Lee Hee-jun
No Seung-joo
Kim Min-jae
Moon-ho's Friend
Choi Il-hwa
Moon-ho's Father
Park Hae-joon
Loan Shark
Yang Eun-yong
Ki-tae's Wife
Jin Sun-kyu
Manager
Cha Soo-yeon
Kang Seon-yeong
Im Ji-gyu
Stalker
Min Sung-wook
Kim Hyun-jun
Kim Soo-jin
Jong-geun's Wife
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Miyabe Miyuki's novel 'Kasha,' which won Japan's top mystery award before this Korean adaptation.
Byun was one of few female directors in Korean cinema at the time; her gaze on male obsession feels deliberately interrogative.
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