South Korea Synopsis
화성으로 간 사나이
Little Seung-jae stays up all night and writes letters to So-hee, pretending to be her father in Mars. Leaving Seung-jae's innocent heart behind, So-hee leaves for a big city. Both grown up to be adults, Seung-jae is a postman who writes letters to So-hee's grandma – the letters that never came from So-hee. So-hee's heart hardens after hardships in life and she comes back to her hometown and Seung-jae's heart swells up again at seeing her again…
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Drama + Romance in South Korea
150 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Letter From Mars itself).
The 2002–2004 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 South Korea release window, A Letter From Mars sits at #80 of 91. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in South Korea, 321 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Letter From Mars premiered alongside 30 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 30 other South Korea films in 2003.
The 122nd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 7% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 8th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,302 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #827 of 868 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment, Film It Suda |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | May 16, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0358528 |