Into the Mirror

"In the deep night, if you live alone, don't look in the mirror!"

2003 1h 53m KO

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6.3

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6.4

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★6.3TMDB · 92★6.4IMDB · 3,669

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Synopsis

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Woo Yeong-min retired from the police force after trying to save his partner and causing his death. After a series of mysterious deaths in the shopping mall in which his uncle has allowed him to work as a security guard prior to its reopening, he must face both his own fear of mirrors and the mystery surrounding the fire that closed down the mall.

“In the deep night, if you live alone, don't look in the mirror!”

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Cast

Yoo Ji-tae
Woo Yeong-min
Kim Myung-min
Ha Hyeon-soo
Kim Hye-na
Lee Ji-hyeon / Lee Jeong-hyeon
Kim Myung-soo
Choi Sang-gi
Ki Joo-bong
Jeong Il-seong
Rie Young-zin
Choi Mi-jeong
Jung Eun-pyo
Kim Il-hwan
Oh Jung-se
Detective Park

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Sung-ho
Writers: Kim Sung-ho
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Sung-ho, shot by Jeong Han-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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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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CAST

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Yoo Ji-tae and Kim Myung-min and Kim Hye-na carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the deep night, if you live alone, don't look in the mirror!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0372937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Sung-ho directs. Jeong Han-cheol behind the camera. Kim Sun-min cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Directed by Kim Sung-ho, shot by Jeong Han-cheol. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Yoo Ji-tae and Kim Myung-min and Kim Hye-na carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "In the deep night, if you live alone, don't look in the mirror!".
6IMDB entry: tt0372937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 11 themes, including "department store", "twin sister", "affectation", "security guard".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeong Han-cheol
Editing: Kim Sun-min
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Status: Released
Original language: KO
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Into the Mirror (2003)
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 3,669 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Kim Sung-ho

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Community reviews

What people are saying

Dr Nostromo2026-04-30
★ 6/10
59/100 A few employees of a major department store, set to reopen after a fire and dealing with worker compensation issues, turn up dead in mysterious ways. Is it a serial killer or something different? Although presented as a horror movie in the trailer, it focuses far more on the police investigation into the deaths, but with a supernatural element. As such, there's no scares to speak of, the film is rather long winded and the non-surprise ending (at least for me) didn't sit well. It certainly works as a drama, though, and I found it all rather entertaining. -- DrNostromo.com

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