A Moment to Remember
A heart-wrenching romantic melodrama where the blossoming of a soul-stirring love is tragically eclipsed by the fading of memory, using the clinical coldness of Alzheimer's to illuminate the warmth of eternal devotion.
A Moment to Remember
A Moment to Remember

내 머리 속의 지우개

"Everything passes away, but I wish I could remember my love forever."

05 November 2004 South Korea 117 min ⭐ 7.8 (344)
Director: John H. Lee
Cast: Jung Woo-sung, Son Ye-jin, Baek Jong-hak, Lee Sun-jin, Park Sang-gyu
Drama Romance
The Fragility of Identity and Memory Unconditional Devotion Social Class and Redemption Forgiveness and Family Reconciliation The Mercy of Forgetting
Budget: $4,200,000

A Moment to Remember - Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Kim Su-jin

Son Ye-jin

Archetype: The Tragic Heroine
Key Trait: Radiant vulnerability

Motivation

Initially motivated by a desire for a fresh start after a failed affair; later motivated by a desire to protect Chul-soo from her own deterioration.

Character Arc

Su-jin evolves from a vibrant, somewhat flighty fashion designer who is prone to small lapses in memory into a woman facing a terrifying cognitive decline. Her arc is one of descent into darkness, marked by her selfless attempt to leave her husband to spare him the pain of her illness.

Choi Chul-soo

Jung Woo-sung

Archetype: The Devoted Caretaker
Key Trait: Grizzled tenderness

Motivation

A deep-seated need to provide stability and protection for Su-jin, fueled by his own childhood abandonment issues.

Character Arc

Starts as a rough, cynical carpenter who refuses to believe in the permanence of anything. Through Su-jin, he learns to open his heart and becomes a man of infinite patience and unwavering commitment, eventually fulfilling his dream of becoming an architect.

Seo Young-min

Baek Jong-hak

Archetype: The Catalyst
Key Trait: Inconstancy

Motivation

Driven by selfish desire and regret over his failed affair with Su-jin.

Character Arc

Su-jin's former lover who serves as a reminder of her past mistakes and class-related struggles. His presence in her fading memory causes one of the film's most painful moments when she calls Chul-soo by his name.

Cast

Jung Woo-sung as Choi Chul-soo
Son Ye-jin as Kim Su-jin
Baek Jong-hak as Seo Yeong-min
Lee Sun-jin as Jung An-na
Park Sang-gyu as Mr. Kim
Kim Hee-ryung as Mother
Seon Ji-hyun as Jeong-eun
Kim Bu-seon as Madame Oh
Jang In-han as Supervisor
Kwon Byung-gil as Doctor Lee
Shin Cheol-jin as Manager Park
Kim Joong-ki as Section Chief Cha
Jin Yong-uk as Construction Worker 1
Seo Jin-won as Construction Worker 2
Shin Hyun-tak as Construction Worker 3