South Korea Synopsis
해안선
“There is a line that cannot be crossed.”
A member of Coast Guard Platoon 23, Private Kang monitors a high-infiltration stretch of beach lined with barbed-wire fencing. Driven by the belief that killing a spy is the highest honor, he waits for a chance to prove his worth.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Coast Guard. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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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 The Coast Guard itself).
The 2001–2003 South Korea Window
The Coast Guard holds position #30 of 73 South Korea films in the 2001–2003 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 The Coast Guard premiered alongside 22 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 22 other South Korea films in 2002.
The 112th 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
73 audience reviews — more than 78% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (78th percentile) outruns trending popularity (51th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Coast Guard, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- insanity · 4
- mistake · 3
- marine · 2
- korean marine · 2
- sea · 9
- border · 6
- murder · 155
- rape · 64
- sibling relationship · 38
- loss of loved one · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #990 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #671 of 868 (top 77%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Prime Entertainment, Korea Pictures, LJ Film |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | November 22, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0341384 |