South Korea Synopsis
사도
“The ways of a royal household.”
Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Throne. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + History in South Korea
41 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Throne itself).
The 2014–2016 South Korea Window
The Throne holds position #112 of 237 South Korea films in the 2014–2016 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 Throne premiered alongside 78 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 78 other South Korea films in 2015.
The 719th 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
81 audience reviews — more than 80% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (80th percentile) outruns trending popularity (53th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Throne, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- royal family · 3
- punishment · 3
- succession · 2
- korean history · 2
- crown prince · 1
- wooden chest · 1
- father son relationship · 26
- 18th century · 14
- hallucination · 11
- king · 10
- family conflict · 8
- based on true story · 98
- joseon dynasty · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #588 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #405 of 868 (top 47%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Tiger Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | September 16, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt4010918 |
| Official Site | sado.modoo.at |