confession of murder

Time will tell if Joker Game helmer Irie Yu’s latest take on Jung Byung-Gil’s hit 2012 Korean murder mystery thriller, Confession Of Murder, will be nothing short of a paint-by-numbers remake or a solid movie. That said, it’s worth noting that one good reason why any film might get remade for another market is because of the potential it has for newer audiences which is understandable. No, of course that doesn’t sit with everyone and in that case, I reckon what may sit well with fans and most moviegoers keen on Asian cinema is actor Fujiwara Tatsuya. The hairdo is an interesting one albeit fitting as he plays a as a self-imposed celebrity who comes out after years of hiding, allegedly with a new tell-all book in which he confesses his gory crimes to the world stage opposite actor Ito Hideaki (Terra Formars) starring as the vengeful cop desperate to […]

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Action Boys helmer Jung Byung-Gil rose to acclaim in 2012 with the South Korean feature film hit, Confession Of Murder, and rightfully so with Best New Director and Best Screenplay at Grand Bell and Baek Sang award shows, all earned with one of the most riveting murder mysteries ever put on film. Actors Jung Jae-Yung and Park Si-Hoo starred from a script written by Jung outing an epic battle of wits between a vengeful cop and a man who claims to be the serial killer he failed to catch years fifteen earlier. With the statute of limitations presumably expired, the killer puts out a book of his memoirs in the name of penance and it becomes a best seller, although there is more to his newfound celebrity while the film’s subtext lays the perfect groundwork for an allegory that shines a spotlight on how media sensationalism perpetuates tragedy for the […]

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