South Korea Synopsis
국제시장
“One promise can shape a lifetime.”
Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. He leaves for Germany to work as a miner and enters the Vietnam War. He wishes to find his sister.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ode to My Father. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From CJ Entertainment
Drama + War in South Korea
29 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ode to My Father itself).
The 2013–2015 South Korea Window
Ode to My Father holds position #57 of 208 South Korea films in the 2013–2015 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ode to My Father premiered alongside 71 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 71 other South Korea films in 2014.
The 657th 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
94 audience reviews — more than 82% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 72th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ode to My Father, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- market · 3
- coal mine · 1
- busan · 25
- korean war · 20
- vietnam war · 11
- father · 7
- south korea · 97
- south korea · 97
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #401 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #289 of 868 (top 33%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Vietnamese, Korean, German |
| Production Companies | CJ Entertainment, JK Film |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | December 17, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt3812366 |
| Official Site | www.kukje2014.co.kr |