South Korea The Surrounding Game is a South Korea–China and Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
“Behind each move lies a world unknown”
Born from the simplest rules, the ancient game of Go is the most complex and elegant game ever discovered. For thousands of years, masters and disciples have passed the game down as a window to the human mind. Now, for the first time, a group of Americans enter the ring, in search of a prodigy who will change the game forever.
South Korea × China and Japan Co-Production
Other South Korea×China titles
Other South Korea×Japan titles
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
The Surrounding Game holds position #94 of 268 South Korea films in the 2016–2018 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 The Surrounding Game premiered alongside 88 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2017.
The 852nd 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
12 audience reviews — more than 17% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 1th percentile among South Korea films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #430 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (69th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Documentary productions specifically: #14 of 20 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | South Korea, United States of America, Canada, China, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese, Mandarin, Korean |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | April 3, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt3973724 |
| Official Site | www.surroundinggamemovie.com |