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…
The 2002–2004 South Korea Window
91 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Letter From Mars sits at position #80.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
The 2000s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Letter From Mars premiered. 321 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
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 |