South Korea Synopsis
장화, 홍련
“Our sorrow was conceived long before our birth.”
A recently released patient from a mental institution returns home with her sister, only to face disturbing events between her stepmother and the ghosts haunting their house- all of which are connected to a dark past in the family's history.
Audience Engagement
1,036 audience reviews — more than 99% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with A Tale of Two Sisters. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Bom Film Productions
Drama + Horror in South Korea
13 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Tale of Two Sisters itself).
The 2002–2004 South Korea Window
A Tale of Two Sisters holds position #19 of 91 South Korea films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Tale of Two Sisters premiered alongside 30 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 55m runtime, production spent $131K per minute on screen and earned $9K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 30 other South Korea films in 2003.
The 123rd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on A Tale of Two Sisters, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- homicide · 4
- stepmother · 4
- unreliable narrator · 3
- existentialism · 3
- narcolepsy · 2
- menstruation · 2
- cremation · 1
- ambiguity · 1
- psychological horror · 1
- psychological drama · 1
- psychological thriller · 21
- amnesia · 17
- vengeful ghost · 13
- sister · 12
- drug abuse · 6
- drug addiction · 6
- tragedy · 33
- loss of loved one · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #567 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (59th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #394 of 868 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Bom Film Productions, Masulpiri Films, Chungeorahm Film, Barunson E&A |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | June 13, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0365376 |