Claim: Jun Ji-hyun is in the South Korean film called Il Mare

Il Mare -LRB- ; lit . `` time-transcending love '' -RRB- is a 2000 South Korean film , starring Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Jung-jae , and directed by Lee Hyun-seung . The title , Il Mare , means `` The Sea '' in Italian , and is the name of the seaside house which is the setting of the story . The two protagonists both live there two years apart in time , but are able to communicate through a mysterious mailbox .   The film was remade by Warner Brothers in 2006 as The Lake House starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock .   The plot of the movie was also used in the 2015 Kannada movie Minchagi Nee Baralu .