Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him.
Acting
Lee Sung-min's tremors hit harder than any action choreography.
Direction
Lee Il-hyung weaponizes confusion—yours and the protagonist's.
Writing
The final-act revelation rewrites everything you assumed.
Director
Lee Il-hyung
Lee Sung-min
Pil-ju
Nam Joo-hyuk
In-gyu
Park Keun-hyong
Kim Chi-deok
Jeong Man-sik
Kang Yeong-sik
Yoon Je-moon
Kim Moo-jin
Song Young-chang
Jung Baek-jin
Moon Chang-gil
Professor Yang
Choi Min-chul
Sergeant Kim
Nam Moon-chul
Team Leader
Yang Hyun-min
Choi Jin-man
Park Se-hyun
Han Ok-seon
Kim Hong-pa
Director Seo
Yoon Woo
Young Pil-ju
Yoon Se-woong
Taxi Driver
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film names real pro-Japanese collaborators, sparking controversy in Korea where colonial-era accountability remains politically explosive.
Lee Sung-min studied actual Alzheimer's patients for months; the scene where he forgets his own son's name was improvised after a research visit.
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