Diary of June

2005 South Korean film

December 1, 2005 (2005-12-01)

Running time

105 minutesCountrySouth KoreaLanguageKoreanBox officeUS$3,867,958^[1]

Diary of June (Korean: 6월의 일기; RR: Yuwolui ilgi; also known as Bystanders) is a 2005 South Korean mystery-crime film starring Shin Eun-kyung, Yunjin Kim and Eric Mun.^[2]^[3] The film was released to South Korean cinemas December 1st, 2005 where it received a total of 697,980 admissions nationwide.^[4]

Plot

Two boys from the same school are murdered. In their stomachs, are capsules containing scraps from a diary that describes the next victims. Suspecting the possibility that a killer is at the same school, detective Chu Ja-young (Shin Eun-kyung), with her rookie partner Kim Dong-wook (Eric Mun) search the school to find identical handwriting that matches that of the diary excerpts. When they finally find the matching one, they're told that Jin-mo, the student who wrote the text, had already died in a car accident one month ago. As Ja-young and Dong-wook discover Jin-mo's secret diary, more clues are revealed concerning the next victim. They also discover that Jin-mo was bullied by his schoolmates, and that there is a darker secret to be revealed.

Cast

Shin Eun-kyung as Chu Ja-young
Yunjin Kim as Seo Yoon-hee
Eric Mun as Kim Dong-wook
Yoon Joo-sang as Squad leader Yang
Maeng Se-chang as Jang Joon-ha
Kim Kkot-bi as young Yoon-hee
Park Hyun-young as Dong-wook's friend
Oh Jung-se as pickpocket
Kim Ji-min as Choi Hae-joon
Yoo Hyun-ji as sesame leaves girl
Jang Ki-bum as nobleman

References

^ "Aein (Bystanders)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
^ Kim, Tae-jong (23 November 2005). "New Thriller Deals With Bullying in School". The Korea Times via Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
^ "Lost Star Returns Home". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 November 2005. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
^ "Korean Film List 2005".