Spiritwalker

I. Introduction

Spiritwalker is a 2021 South Korean mystery-action fantasy film, written and directed by Yoon Jae-geun. Starring Yoon Kye-sang, Park Yong-woo & Lim Ji-yeon. Filming began on January 15, 2019 after completion of casting line up. Spiritwalker had its premiere at 20th New York Asian Film Festival on August 22, 2021. It was also invited at 53rd Sitges Film Festival in 'Fantastic Panorama' section held from October 8 to 18, 2020. Apart from these festivals the film was invited to 5 other major film festivals as: 17th British Mayham Film Festival, the 35th German Fantasy Filmfest, The 6th London East Asian Film Festival, the 21st Trieste Science Fiction Film Festival, and the 41st Hawaii International Film Festival. It has been sold to 107 countries before its theatrically release on November 24, 2021 in South Korea.

II. Synopsis

A man loses his memory and wakes up in a new body every 12 hours, each time forced to discover who he is anew. This condition begins when he wakes up in the middle of a car crash, in the body of someone he doesn't recognize, without any knowledge of who he is. He begins to realize that his spirit is stuck to a different body and moves every 12 hours. In his desperate search to find himself, he comes across a woman who claims to recognize him. As he bores deeper into the mystery, he runs into a secretive organization that appears to be chasing him. Before it's too late, he must find a way back into his own body.

III. Cast

Name	Yoon Kye Sang	Lim Ji Yeon	Park Yong Woo
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Character	Kang I An	Moon Jin Ah	Director Park

IV. Trailers

V. Reception

The film was released on November 24, 2021 on 1213 screens. As per Korean Film Council integrated computer network, the film ranked first on the Korean box office on the opening weekend with 362,424 admissions. It kept its first place at the end of 2nd week with 626,480 admissions. Currently it is at 8th place among all the Korean films released in the year 2021, with gross of US$5.57 million and 665,433 admissions.

With critical responses, Spiritwalker has gained 6.6 scores on IMDB, & 8.1 on Mydramalist.

VI. Awards & Nominations