The Wig

"Some memories are more than permanent."

2005 1h 46m KO

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5.5

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5.4

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★5.5TMDB · 68★5.4IMDB · 1,373

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Synopsis

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Su-hyeon, a patient with terminal cancer, gets a wig as a present from her sister, Ji-hyeon. Strange things happen as Su-hyeon wears the wig and horror starts to sweep over Ji-hyeon as she watches her sister getting slowly possessed.

“Some memories are more than permanent.”

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Cast

Chae Min-seo
Su-hyeon
Yu Seon
Ji-hyeon
Bang Joong-Hyun
Ki-seok
Sa Hyeon-jin
Kyeong-joo
Kim Soy
Hye-yeong
Shin Hyeon-jong
Hye-yeong's father
Seo Ju-sung
Kyeong-joo's husband
이윤희
Mistress

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Won Shin-yun
Writers: Do Hyun-jung
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Won Shin-yun, shot by Kim Dong-eun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Jun-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Chae Min-seo and Yu Seon and Bang Joong-Hyun carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some memories are more than permanent.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0475590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Won Shin-yun directs. Kim Dong-eun behind the camera. Kim Jun-seong scores. Kim Sun-min cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 21 years ago.
2Directed by Won Shin-yun, shot by Kim Dong-eun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Kim Jun-seong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Chae Min-seo and Yu Seon and Bang Joong-Hyun carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Some memories are more than permanent.".
7IMDB entry: tt0475590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 68 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.