Together
2002 1h 56m movie Film China

Together

和你在一起

“Some lessons can only be learned by heart.”

Together is a China–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

和你在一起

“Some lessons can only be learned by heart.”

When a violin prodigy Xiaochun and his father head to Beijing seeking fame and fortune, they soon discover a fierce world of cutthroat ambition. But when Xiaochun is "adopted" by a famous music tutor, success finally seems within reach – until a shocking discovery begins to unravel his entire world, and the boy must make the most difficult choice of his life. Can he achieve the fame his father had always hoped for without losing the extraordinary passion that sets him apart?

China × South Korea Co-Production

China (lead)South Korea

Other China×South Korea titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Together. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2001–2003 China Window

Together holds position #13 of 30 China films in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. For the Sake of the Republic
    #1

    For the Sake of the Republic

    ★ 9.5 · 2003
  2. The Grand Mansion Gate
    #2

    The Grand Mansion Gate

    ★ 9.3 · 2001
  3. Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
    #3

    Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

    ★ 8.6 · 2002
  4. Laughing in the Wind
    #4

    Laughing in the Wind

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  5. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils
    #5

    Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

    ★ 8.1 · 2003
  6. Kangxi Dynasty
    #6

    Kangxi Dynasty

    ★ 7.9 · 2001
  7. Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
    #7

    Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks

    ★ 7.6 · 2002
  8. Hero
    #8

    Hero

    ★ 7.5 · 2002

The 2000s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Together premiered alongside 12 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 12 other China films in 2002.

The 100th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

51
Reviews
64th
Review-volume percentile
54th
Popularity percentile

51 audience reviews — more than 64% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 54th percentile among China films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Together, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • violin · 4
  • music competition · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • father son relationship · 26
  • beijing · 13
  • widower · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • china · 127

Reception Benchmarks

7.1
TMDB Rating
51
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #313 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: #203 of 547 (top 37%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
All Production CountriesChina, South Korea
Original LanguageChinese
Production Companies21 Century Shengkai Film, China Film Group Corporation, China Movie Channel, Chinarunn Entertainment Inc.
Runtime1h 56m
Release DateSeptember 10, 2002
IMDbtt0332639