Ichunjae: "The movie 'Memories of Murder' differs from reality, so I didn't mind" (2nd report)

A scene from the movie 'Memories of Murder'

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] "Have you heard of the movie Memories of Murder?" (Lawyer)

"Yes. I have seen it." (Lee Chun-jae)

"Weren't you interested in the cases you committed?" (Lawyer)

"I never took an interest or thought about it. I was not concerned about such things at all." (Lee Chun-jae)

Lee Chun-jae testified as a witness at the 9th hearing of the 'Lee Chun-jae 8th Case Retrial' held on the afternoon of the 2nd at Suwon District Court Criminal Division 12 (Presiding Judge Park Jeong-je). He had previously testified that he was the real culprit in the serial murder cases that occurred in the Hwaseong area of Gyeonggi Province in the 1980s. He stated that he did not feel any guilt even while watching the movie Memories of Murder, which was inspired by this case.

Regarding the scene at the end of the movie where actor Song Kang-ho looks directly at the camera, Lee Chun-jae said, "I have never thought about how I felt." Director Bong Joon-ho, who directed the film, explained at an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the movie's release that "the final scene was intended to have the detective and the culprit make eye contact, anticipating that the culprit would attend this event." However, Lee Chun-jae said he had no feelings even in this scene.

Lee Chun-jae also testified that he did not associate the movie Memories of Murder with himself. "The movie shows a murder case involving a woman wearing red clothes when it rains, but there were many parts that differed from the facts, so I did not pay much attention." Although he thought it was about his story, he was not concerned because some facts were different.

Lee Chun-jae also criticized the investigation at the time of the case. He said, "I visited the police station a few times after the past cases," and added, "I thought that if the detective had investigated a little, I might have been suspected at least once, but I think it was just a show investigation." When asked how he felt when he was on the suspect list, he replied, "I did not commit the crime with any particular thoughts."

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