China Late Autumn is a China–South Korea and Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
만추
“True love knows no stranger.”
Anna learns in prison that her mother has passed away in Seattle. Prison officials grants Anna a three day furlough to attend her mother's funeral. Anna embarks on a long trip to Seattle. Hoon is a Korean immigrant who works as a gigolo. Hoon is now on the run from a wealthy client's furious husband. These two seemingly lost souls are about to share three memorable days together.
China × South Korea and Hong Kong Co-Production
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Drama + Romance in China
85 China titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Late Autumn itself).
The 2009–2011 China Window
Late Autumn holds position #19 of 92 China films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Late Autumn premiered alongside 27 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 53m runtime, production spent $55K per minute on screen and earned $43K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other China films in 2010.
The 216th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
54 audience reviews — more than 66% of China films in our index.
Review volume (66th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Late Autumn, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- man woman relationship · 4
- gigolo · 2
- seattle · 1
- washington · 1
- female prisoner · 1
- autumn · 1
- prisoner · 14
- stranger · 10
- vacation · 7
- remake · 101
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #311 of 946 China films indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #202 of 547 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, United States of America, South Korea, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English, Korean |
| Production Companies | North by Northwest Entertainment, SCS Entertainment, Film Workshop |
| Runtime | 1h 53m |
| Release Date | January 29, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1542482 |