Saam gaang (2002)

Directors:

Peter Chan
Ji-woon Kim

Writers:

Teddy Chan (story) (segment "Going Home")
Matt Chow (screenplay) (segment "Going Home")

Release Date:

1 May 2002 (Canada)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

When two just ain't enough!

Plot:

Memories: A woman wakes up on a street without memory. A husband cannot remember why his wife left him...

Plot Keywords:

Memory | Going Home | Directed By Several Directors | Asian Horror | Anthology

Awards:

6 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Hye-su Kim	...	Wife (segment "Memories")
Bo-seok Jeong	...	Husband (segment "Memories")
Suwinit Panjamawat	...	Gaan (segment "The Wheel")
Leon Lai	...	Yu (segment "Going Home")
Eric Tsang	...	Wai (segment "Going Home")
Eugenia Yuan	...	Hai'er (segment "Going Home")
Ting-Fung Li	...	Cheung (segment "Going Home")
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kanyavae Chatiawaipreacha	...	Nuan (segment "The Wheel")
Jeong-won Choi	...	Doctor (segment "Memories") (as Jung Woo Choi)
Pornchai Chuvanon	...	Plew (segment "The Wheel")
Anusak Intasorn	...	Im (segment "The Wheel")
Pattama Jangjarut	...	Nan (segment "The Wheel")
Jung-Won Jang	...	Eun-Ji (segment "Memories")
Sung-Keun Jee	...	Taxi Driver (segment "Memories")
Savika Kanchanamas	...	Sa-Ing (segment "The Wheel")
Tsz-Wing Lau	...	Yu's Daughter (segment "Going Home")
Manop Meejamarat	...	Cht (segment "The Wheel")
Jung-Hee Moon	...	Hyun-Joo (segment "Memories")
Hee-soon Park	...	Hyun Joo's Husband (segment "Memories")
Tinnapob Seeweesriruth	...	Dang (segment "The Wheel")
John Sham	...	Photographer (segment "Going Home")
Camy Ting	...	Pathologist (segment "Going Home")
Tak-Ming Ting	...	Janitor (segment "Going Home")
Vinn Vasinanon	...	Bua (segment "The Wheel")
Pongsanart Vinsiri	...	Master Tong (segment "The Wheel")
Heng Wong	...	Doctor (segment "Going Home")
Komgrich Yuttiyong	...	Master Tao (segment "The Wheel")

Also Known As:

3 Extremes II (USA)
San geng (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Three (International: English title)
Three Extremes 2 (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing images, brief sexuality and some nudity.

Runtime:

140 min | Hong Kong:120 min | Japan:120 min | South Korea:137 min | 129 min (DVD)

Country:

Hong Kong | South Korea | Thailand

Language:

Korean | English | Mandarin | Thai | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | USA:R | Australia:MA (2007) | Singapore:PG (theatrical rating) (cut) | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) (DVD rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:R-15 | Philippines:R-13 | Italy:VM14

Company:

Applause Pictures

Trivia:

Released in America as "3...Extremes II" to capitalize on the success of Sam gang yi (2004).

Movie Connections:

Followed by Sam gang yi (2004)

Private Views with Asian Anthologies ...

The Asian anthology movie "The Three ", in which three directors from three different countries ( South Korea/Thailand/Hong Kong ) craft individual tales unrelated & wonderful !

A)- The 1st anthology from South Korea (( Memories )){40 minutes} by "Ji Woon Kim" where he presents segment of mystery that try to be so scary . - He's the same director who's presented to us on 2003 , Korea's No.#1 Horror Movie (( A Tale Of Two Sisters ))

*Abu Jarrah's Rating 4/5

B)- The 2nd anthology from Thailand (( The Wheel )){36 minutes} by "Nonzee Nimibutr" who presented his big budget for the ghost story in his well-known film "Nang Nak" inside his segment he's presented an tale of cursed Doll .

*Abu Jarrah's Rating 3/5

C)- The 3rd anthology from Hong Kong (( Going Home )){53 minutes} by "Peter Chan" is the most powerful segment in anthologies .

Who the produced of the famous Hong Kong horror movies as " The Eye 1 & 2" he also produce of "The Eye" remade , and he's the same who directed the pretty romantic first-love film "Comrades: Almost a Love Story"

*Abu Jarrah's Rating 5/5

By the way: There's another version for this segment "Going Home" called [Going Home : Director's Cut] It contains eight minutes of extra scenes not included in the original release ! [61 Mins] (to the best of my knowledge)