Spiritwalker

"No memory. No allies. Nowhere left to run."

2021 1h 48m KO

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 96

ActionMysteryThrillerFantasy

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Unable to remember anything about his life, a man begins regaining consciousness in a new body every 12 hours. Now, he must piece together his identity, all while evading attacks from pursuing agents and dangerous criminals alike.

“No memory. No allies. Nowhere left to run.”

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Cast

Yoon Kye-sang
Kang Yi-an
Park Yong-woo
Mr. Park
Im Ji-yeon
Moon Jin-ah
Yoo Seung-mok
Mr. Lee
Park Ji-hwan
Traveler
Lee Sung-wook
Mr. Yoo
Hong Gi-jun
Mr. Ko
Seo Hyun-woo
Mr. Baek

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoon Jae-geun
Writers: Yoon Jae-geun
Languages: Japanese, Russian, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Russian, Korean.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoon Jae-geun, shot by Lee Seong-je. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kang Nene. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 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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6 / 8

CAST

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Yoon Kye-sang and Park Yong-woo and Im Ji-yeon carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No memory. No allies. Nowhere left to run.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15108954 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoon Jae-geun directs. Lee Seong-je behind the camera. Kang Nene scores. Kim Sun-min cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Japanese, Russian, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Japanese, Russian, Korean.
3Directed by Yoon Jae-geun, shot by Lee Seong-je. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kang Nene. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yoon Kye-sang and Park Yong-woo and Im Ji-yeon carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "No memory. No allies. Nowhere left to run.".
8IMDB entry: tt15108954 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 96 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lee Seong-je
Original score: Kang Nene
Editing: Kim Sun-min
Production design: Lee Mi-kyoung
Costume design: Choi Yoon-sun
Makeup / hair: Kim Hyun-jung
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: KO
IMDB: Spiritwalker (2021)

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MovieGuys2022-08-21
★ 5/10
Spiritwalker may have been an idea that was best left on the shelf. In book form, where there is considerably more scope to explain what is happening and why, this might have worked. As it stands in a substantially briefer, film form, its just confusing. The character constantly jumps from persona to persona, trying to find his way back to himself. To say this results in an abundance of cognitive dissonance in the poor viewer, is an understatement. You get your bearings with a character before he's suddenly, someone else. Quality of acting is predictably good, few South Korean films disappoint in this regard. Actions scenes are well done too, no complaints there. In summary, some concepts work, others don't. For me, at least, this is one of the don'ts......
Dr Nostromo2026-01-06
★ 7/10
68/100 A man, whose spirit is jumping around from one person to another every 12 hours, is trying to find out who he is, what's going on and how to save his girlfriend. Likable characters, good pacing and great action highlight this incredibly intriguing story that leaves one wondering what's going to happen next. It is a bit confusing at times, they did sort of lose me on a couple points, but once the reveal is made, things gelled together quite well and the John Wickish style climax was a real treat. Good exciting fun well worth a bag a popcorn and a hot dog. -- DrNostromo.com