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Dead Friend

Original title: Ryeong
  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
Kim Ha-neul in Dead Friend (2004)
Horror

Min Ji-won is suffering from amnesia. Her memory slowly comes back, after she discovers that all her friends mysteriously drowned recently. She begins piecing together her past, revealing th... Read allMin Ji-won is suffering from amnesia. Her memory slowly comes back, after she discovers that all her friends mysteriously drowned recently. She begins piecing together her past, revealing the event that caused her memory loss.Min Ji-won is suffering from amnesia. Her memory slowly comes back, after she discovers that all her friends mysteriously drowned recently. She begins piecing together her past, revealing the event that caused her memory loss.

  • Director
    • Tae-kyeong Kim
  • Writer
    • Tae-kyeong Kim
  • Stars
    • Kim Ha-neul
    • Nam Sang-mi
    • Jeon Hye-bin
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tae-kyeong Kim
    • Writer
      • Tae-kyeong Kim
    • Stars
      • Kim Ha-neul
      • Nam Sang-mi
      • Jeon Hye-bin
    • 32User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Kim Ha-neul
    Kim Ha-neul
    • Min Ji-won
    Nam Sang-mi
    Nam Sang-mi
    • Soo-in
    Jeon Hye-bin
    Jeon Hye-bin
    • Eun-seo
    • (as Bin)
    Yi Shin
    • Mi-kyeong
    Hie-ju Jeon
    • Yu-jeong
    Lee Yoon-ji
    Lee Yoon-ji
    • Eun-jeong
    Joo Ah-reum
    Joo Ah-reum
    • Soo-In (young)
    • (as Joo Da-young)
    Kim Hae-sook
    Kim Hae-sook
    • Ji-won's mum
    • (as Kim Hae-suk)
    Ryu Jin
    Ryu Jin
    • Park Jun-ho
    • (as Jin Ryu)
    Gi Ju-bong
    Gi Ju-bong
    • Detective
    Greena Park
      Choi Ran
      • Su-in's mum
      Kang Hye-jeong
      Kang Hye-jeong
      • Self
      • (archive footage)
      • (uncredited)
      Lim Soo-jung
      Lim Soo-jung
      • Self
      • (archive footage)
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Tae-kyeong Kim
      • Writer
        • Tae-kyeong Kim
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      User reviews32

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      7atinder

      I Really liked this movie

      The story Min Ji-won is suffering from amnesia and being haunted by weird visions.

      When she meets her former high school friend Oh Yu, she receives a picture of her high school group of friends: Kim who had recently died.

      Anyone who likes Asian Horror movies, Will love this movie, I for one did, yes this movie as another dead girl with long black hair, killing off people, it not gory but it still very creepy.

      This movie had the perfect story and there really good creepy scene that will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

      I Give this 7/10

      I didn't think I would ever say this, I enjoyed this more then I enjoyed Ringu.
      5LoneWolfAndCub

      Korean ghost movie brings nothing new to the table

      I had high expectations going into this. I love ghost stories and I love Asian horror. After recently seeing A Tale of Two Sisters (another Korean ghost/horror movie) and loving it I thought this would be scary, intelligent and original. However, this was far from original, in fact, it was a mix-up of Ju-On: The Grudge and Dark Water. The ghost looked like a mixture of Sadako from (Ring) and Kayako (Ju-On) and the water element has been used before in Ring and Dark Water. The director does manage to conjure up some atmosphere and an interesting enough story to keep the movie going but it's not enough to disguise the many stolen elements (and scenes!) The acting wasn't anything spectacular and the score sounded very familiar to The Grudge's. The ending was a surprise, and a good one at that. It caught me unaware and it did make me think a bit after. Overall it seems the good and the bad outweighed each other and the movie for me was just average. Atmospheric and interesting enough to keep me watching but too unoriginal for my liking.

      2½/5
      7claudio_carvalho

      Creepy, But With a Complex and Confused Twist

      The teenager Min Ji-won (Ha-Neul Kim) is suffering from amnesia and being haunted by weird visions. When she meets her former high school friend Oh Yu-jeong (Hie-ju Jeon), she receives a picture of her high school group of friends: Kim Eun-seo (Bin), who had recently died; Shin Mi-kyeong (Yi Shin), who is in the hospital and Eun-jeong (Yun-ji Lee). Ji-won questions who took the picture, and when she visits her former friends, she recalls Han Su-in (Sang-mi Nam), a girl that was badly treated and humiliated by their group, disclosing her past and the fate of Su-in and finding a scary hidden truth.

      "The Ghost" is a creepy and scary movie, but like other Asian horror movies (for example, "The Tale of the Twin Sisters" or "Rinne"), has a complex, confused and intriguing twist in the end. My first difficulty was to associate the names of the characters performed by the gorgeous actresses with their faces. I repeated the first chapters three times to make this association. When Ji-won meets her mother in the end unraveling the mystery, I repeated three or four times to clarify the twist. If I were in the movie theater, I would not have the chance of rewinding and understanding the plot. But Asian horror movie is my favorite genre and I liked this film a lot, and I startled many times, especially with the scary atmosphere and the soundtrack. This is the type of movie that deserves to be watched at least two times. My vote is seven.

      Title (Brazil): Not Available
      8Iok

      One of the Better Asian Horrors

      "The Ghost" tells the story of Ji-Won, a young student suffering from amnesia. Ostracised by her former friends and haunted by strange visions, she begins to try to unravel the mystery of her past...

      Despite what people may say, there's only most tenuous links to the classic "Ringu" and the not-quite-so-good "Dark Water." Look beyond the shared imagery (which is from classical Japanese/Asian mythology anyway and wasn't invented by Nakata) and judge this movie on its own merits and you'll find a very cleverly structured, disturbing and touching horror movie with a clever twist and some memorably creepy scenes.

      A far superior movie to the overly praised "Dark Water" and right up there with "A Tale of Two Sisters" as Korea's premiere horror.
      8HumanoidOfFlesh

      Creepy,but unoriginal South Korean horror.

      A young female college student Ji-won who has recovered from a serious accident,which led her to have amnesia.As she attempts to put her past together and get her current life straightened out,she slowly comes to realize that those she associated with in high school are now turning up dead and all are keyed to water.As fragments of her memories and the people she knew come together,she experiences weird visions of a girl drowning and what she thinks is a ghost following her around.Could there be a connection?"Dead Friend" is obviously inspired by Hideo Nakata's "Ringu" and "Dark Water",but it certainly offers some genuine scares.The most terrifying moments in "Dead Friend" come from the appearance of a ghostly girl with drenched hair and one evil eye looking out from the mass of hair.The climax is extremely creepy and surprising,so I was pleased.The cinematography is gorgeous with a lovely green look and the sound effects are awesome.Watch "Dead Friend" alone in the dark and it will creep you out.8 out of 10.

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      • Release date
        • June 18, 2004 (South Korea)
      • Country of origin
        • South Korea
      • Language
        • Korean
      • Also known as
        • The Ghost
      • Filming locations
        • South Korea
      • Production company
        • Popcorn Films
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      • Budget
        • $1,800,000 (estimated)
      • Gross worldwide
        • $178,161
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 38m(98 min)
      • Color
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      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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