The movie `A Memory To Remember,` starring Chung Woo-sung and Son Ye-jin and directed by Lee Jae-han, became the first Korean movie to top the Japanese box-office.

Sources say that on the weekend of Oct. 22-23 `A Memory To Remember` beat out two other rivals, `Corpse Bride` and `Charlie And The Chocolate Factory,` both directed by Tim Burton.

Until now, the most successful Korean movies in Japanese theaters had been `April Snow` and `Joint Security Area,` both of which finished second.

`A Memory To Remember,` which opened Oct. 22, is currently being shown in 308 theaters throughout Japan, some 100 fewer theaters than `April Snow` (434 theaters). The movie`s Japanese distributor, Gaga, has invested over 6 million dollars in the movie`s promotion and marketing, and says the movie is well on its way to becoming a huge success. The facts that it stars Son Ye-jin and was a big hit in Korea also drew attention from Japanese audiences.

Gaga expects 3 billion yen (about 27.5 billion won) in ticket sales from the movie. `April Snow,` the most successful Korean movie by far, has taken in 2.4 billion yen (about 22 billion won).