South Korea Synopsis
김씨 표류기
“Once in a life time, There comes a moment that you live in HOPE.”
Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives.
Audience Engagement
614 audience reviews — more than 97% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Castaway on the Moon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Cinema Service
Drama + Comedy in South Korea
214 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Castaway on the Moon itself).
The 2008–2010 South Korea Window
Among 128 South Korea films we catalog from this window, Castaway on the Moon places #5 — near the top of its class.
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 Castaway on the Moon premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2009.
The 352nd 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 Castaway on the Moon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- han river · 3
- castaway · 1
- isolated island · 1
- suicide attempt · 22
- loneliness · 17
- isolation · 6
- south korea · 97
- seoul · 38
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #150 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #106 of 868 (top 12%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Cinema Service, Banzakbanzak Film Production, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | May 14, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1499666 |