The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter is a 2004 South Korean erotic thriller film about a police detective who investigates a murder case while struggling to hang onto his relationships with his wife and mistress. Although the film was based on a 1850 novel of the same name, it takes the title from the novel instead. It is the second film by La Femis-graduate and academic Byun Hyuk (Daniel H. Byun) after the Dogme 95 film Interview (2000), and starred Han Suk-kyu, Lee Eun-ju, Sung Hyun-ah and Uhm Ji-won. The film debuted as the closing film of the Pusan International Film Festival in 2004. The film is based on novelist Kim Young-ha's short stories A Meditation On Mirror and Photo Shop Murder. The Scarlet Letter was released in October 28, 2004 on South Korea. Plot Lee Ki-hoon is an alpha male homicide detective; intelligent and with animal instincts. His wife, classical cellist Han Soo-hyun, is submissive and seemingly perfect. Meanwhile, he is carrying on a passionate affair with his mistress Choi Ga-hee, a sultry jazz singer at a nightclub. Ki-hoon lives a double life by moving back and forth between these two women, who also happen to be schoolmates from high school. One day Ki-hoon goes to a murder scene and there he meets Ji Kyung-hee, a woman accused of murdering her husband. Cast Han Suk-kyu – Lee Ki-hoon Lee Eun-ju – Choi Ga-hee Uhm Ji-won – Han Soo-hyun Sung Hyun-ah – Ji Kyung-hee Kim Jin-geun – Jung Myung-sik Kim Min-sung – Detective Jo Jung In-gi – Detective Ahn Choi Kyu-hwan – Detective Choi Kim Hye-jin – Oh Yeon-sim Do Yong-gu – President Han Seol Ji-yoon – Madam