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Ode to My Father

Original title: Gukjesijang
  • 2014
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
6.9K
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Yunjin Kim in Ode to My Father (2014)
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Amid the time of Korean War, a young boy's vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years.Amid the time of Korean War, a young boy's vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years.Amid the time of Korean War, a young boy's vow to take care of his family marked the beginning of a lifelong promise spanning 60 years.

  • Director
    • JK Youn
  • Writers
    • Su-jin Park
    • JK Youn
  • Stars
    • Hwang Jung-min
    • Yunjin Kim
    • Oh Dal-su
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    6.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • JK Youn
    • Writers
      • Su-jin Park
      • JK Youn
    • Stars
      • Hwang Jung-min
      • Yunjin Kim
      • Oh Dal-su
    • 37User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 23 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Top Cast31

    Hwang Jung-min
    Hwang Jung-min
    • Yoon Duk-soo
    Yunjin Kim
    Yunjin Kim
    • Young-ja
    Oh Dal-su
    Oh Dal-su
    • Cheon Dal-goo
    Jung Jin-young
    Jung Jin-young
    • Yoon Jin-gyu
    Jang Young-nam
    Jang Young-nam
    • Mother
    Ra Mi-ran
    Ra Mi-ran
    • Aunt Kkotbun
    Kim Seul-gi
    Kim Seul-gi
    • Kkeut-soon
    Jason Archilla
    • US Soldier
    Stella Choe
    Stella Choe
    • Maksoon
    Jang Dae-woong
    Jang Dae-woong
    • Dal-goo (young)
    Jesse Day
    • American Soldier
    Jung Gi-sub
    Jung Gi-sub
    • Interviewer for miners to be dispatched to Germany
    Kim Ha-Yeon
    Kim Ha-Yeon
    • Little girl eating noodles
    Lee Ho-Cheol
    • Refugee
    Choi Jae-sup
    Choi Jae-sup
    • Korean miner #1
    Eom Ji-seong
    • Deok-Su
    Hyun Lee
    • Seung-Gyu
    István Medvigy
    • Maksoon's Husband
    • Director
      • JK Youn
    • Writers
      • Su-jin Park
      • JK Youn
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Related interests

    Choi Min-sik in Oldboy (2003)
    Korean
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Band of Brothers (2001)
    War

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      JK Youn named the lead characters after his own real-life parents, Deok-soo and Young-ja.
    • Goofs
      The brief shot of Boeing 747-400 with modern Air France livery was shown. The part of the story took place in 1963 so the Boeing 747 wasn't launched until 1968 and entered into commercial flights in 1970. Air France didn't have the modern livery shown in the film until 21st century.
    • Connections
      Features Isan gajogeul chajseubnida (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Stay Strong Geumsoon-ah
      Performed by Kim Feel and Kwak Jin Eon

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 17, 2014 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • English
      • German
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • The International Market
    • Filming locations
      • Thailand
    • Production companies
      • JK FILMS
      • The 6th Element
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,300,121
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,880
      • Dec 28, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $184,827,559
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 6m(126 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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