South Korea Synopsis
효자동 이발사
“A time when a bad haircut can get you killed.”
A well-meaning but politically naive barber gets pulled into the inner circle of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee, with rather baleful consequences for his hapless family. This sharp political satire covers roughly twenty years in South Korean political history, from the viewpoint of the barber's son.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The President's Barber. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Barunson E&A
History + Drama in South Korea
41 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the History and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The President's Barber itself).
The 2003–2005 South Korea Window
The President's Barber holds position #36 of 113 South Korea films in the 2003–2005 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 President's Barber premiered alongside 36 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other South Korea films in 2004.
The 155th 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
31 audience reviews — more than 59% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (59th percentile) outruns trending popularity (40th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The President's Barber, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- barber · 3
- park chung-hee · 3
- korea president · 9
- democratization movement · 8
- south korea · 97
- seoul · 38
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #735 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea History productions specifically: #38 of 53 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Barunson E&A, Chungeorahm Film, Cineclick Asia |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | May 5, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0406853 |