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Drama

Ode to My Father

- 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.

Release Date : 2014-12-17

Language :EnglishKoreanGermanVietnamese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CJ EntertainmentJK Film

Production Country : South Korea

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Character Name : Yoon Deok-soo

Original Name : 황정민

Gender : Male

Yunjin Kim

Character Name : Young-ja

Original Name : 김윤진

Gender : Female

Oh Dal-su

Character Name : Dal-goo

Original Name : 오달수

Gender : Male

Jung Jin-young

Character Name : Yoon Jin-gyu

Original Name : 정진영

Gender : Male

Jang Young-nam

Character Name : Deok-soo's Mother

Original Name : 장영남

Gender : Female

Ra Mi-ran

Character Name : Deok-soo's Paternal Aunt

Original Name : 라미란

Gender : Female

Uhm Ji-sung

Character Name : Young Deok-soo

Original Name : Uhm Ji-sung

Gender : Male

Kim Seul-ki

Character Name : Yoon Kkeut-soon

Original Name : 김슬기

Gender : Female

Kim Min-jae

Character Name : Yun Do-ju

Original Name : 김민재

Gender : Male

Tae In-ho

Character Name : Yun Gi-ju

Original Name : 태인호

Gender : Male

Choe Stella Kim

Character Name : Yun Mak-sun

Original Name : Choe Stella Kim

Gender : Male

Go Yoon

Character Name : Hyeon Bong-hak

Original Name : Go Yoon

Gender : Male

Park Seon-woong

Character Name : André Kim

Original Name : 박선웅

Gender : Male

Jung Yun-ho

Character Name : Nam-jin

Original Name : 정윤호

Gender : Male

Park Yeong-su

Character Name : Chairman of the Youth Association

Original Name : Park Yeong-su

Gender : Male

Heo Dong-won

Character Name : Youth Association Member

Original Name : 허동원

Gender : Male

Matthew Douma

Character Name : US Army Soldier

Original Name : 매튜 다우마

Gender : Male

Jeon So-mi

Character Name : Yun Mak-sun's Daughter (uncredited)

Original Name : 전소미

Gender : Female

Jung Sung-ho

Character Name : Syngman Rhee (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : 정성호

Gender : Male

Jeong Jae Min

Character Name : Gangster Boss

Original Name : Jeong Jae Min

Gender : Male

Lee Hyun

Character Name : Seung-gyu

Original Name : Lee Hyun

Gender : Male

Hwang Sun-hwa

Character Name : Yoon Seon-ju

Original Name : Hwang Sun-hwa

Gender : Female

Jang Dae-woong

Character Name : Young Dal-gu

Original Name : Jang Dae-woong

Gender : Male

Shin Rin-a

Character Name : Young Yoon Mak-sun

Original Name : Shin Rin-a

Gender : Female

Lee Ye-eun

Character Name : Yoon Su-yeon

Original Name : Lee Ye-eun

Gender : Female

Jeong Gi-seop

Character Name : Dispatched to Germany Miners Interviewer

Original Name : Jeong Gi-seop

Gender : Male

Lee Jae-Soon

Character Name : Young-ja's Grandmother

Original Name : Lee Jae-Soon

Gender : Female

Anupam Tripathi

Character Name : Sri Lankan Man

Original Name : 아누팜 트리파티

Gender : Male

Park Young-soo

Character Name : President of Youth Group

Original Name : 박영수

Gender : Male

So Jun-seong

Character Name : Miner

Original Name : So Jun-seong

Gender : Male

Choi Jae-sup

Character Name : Korean Mine Worker

Original Name : 최재섭

Gender : Male

Jung Young-ki

Character Name : Korean Mine Worker

Original Name : Jung Young-ki

Gender : Male

Yoo Jeong-ho

Character Name : Korean Mine Worker

Original Name : Yoo Jeong-ho

Gender : Male

Maeng Se-chang

Character Name : Korean Mine Worker

Original Name : Maeng Se-chang

Gender : Male

Hong Seok-yeon

Character Name : Deok-soo's Uncle

Original Name : 홍석연

Gender : Male

Nam Jin-bok

Character Name : Jung Ju-young

Original Name : Nam Jin-bok

Gender : Male

Hwang In-jun

Character Name : Kim Dong-geon

Original Name : Hwang In-jun

Gender : Male

Jo Yeon-ho

Character Name : Young Yoon Seung-gyu

Original Name : Jo Yeon-ho

Gender : Male

Kim Seol

Character Name : Young Yoon Kkeut-sun

Original Name : 김설

Gender : Female

Jin Sun-mi

Character Name : Gi-ju's Wife

Original Name : Jin Sun-mi

Gender : Male

Sung Nak-kyung

Character Name : Kkeut-sun's Groom

Original Name : Sung Nak-kyung

Gender : Male

Kim Jin-hyeok

Character Name : Realty Dealer

Original Name : Kim Jin-hyeok

Gender : Male

Han Chul-woo

Character Name : Dispatched to Germany Miners Overseer

Original Name : Han Chul-woo

Gender : Male

Son Young-soon

Character Name : Fish Shop Grandma

Original Name : 손영순

Gender : Female

Yoo Jae-sang

Character Name : Young Yoon Gi-ju

Original Name : Yoo Jae-sang

Gender : Male

Kim Sun-young

Character Name : Store Owner

Original Name : 김선영

Gender : Female

Kim Soo-woong

Character Name : Separated Family Grandfather

Original Name : Kim Soo-woong

Gender : Male

Park Sang-hyeok

Character Name : Producer

Original Name : Park Sang-hyeok

Gender : Male

Hyun Bong-sik

Character Name : Present Gukje Market Merchant

Original Name : 현봉식

Gender : Male

Park Hye-jin

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : 박혜진

Gender : Female

Park Jin-soo

Character Name : Korean Trading Company Employee

Original Name : Park Jin-soo

Gender : Male

Kang Shin-chul

Character Name : Korean Trading Company Employee

Original Name : Kang Shin-chul

Gender : Male

Lee Min-young

Character Name : Welcoming Crowd

Original Name : Lee Min-young

Gender : Female

Lee Ho-cheol

Character Name : Evacuee

Original Name : 이호철

Gender : Male

Park Jae-wan

Character Name : Son

Original Name : 박재완

Gender : Male

Kim Geun-young

Character Name : Crying Family Member of Merchant

Original Name : Kim Geun-young

Gender : Female

Nam Seung-woo

Character Name : Youngster with Crutches

Original Name : Nam Seung-woo

Gender : Male

Park Gil-su

Character Name : Young-ja's Father

Original Name : 박길수

Gender : Male

Kim Geon-ho

Character Name : Yoon Sun-joo's Husband

Original Name : 김건호

Gender : Male

Jung Chan-woo

Character Name : Separated Family Control Room PD

Original Name : Jung Chan-woo

Gender : Male

Reviews

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badelf

@badelf

2022-01-25

Things happen in life, sometimes only a comment made to us, that shape and color our whole life. In my own life, I remember seminal moments, people, that made a difference in the way I lived and the decisions I made. Ode to My Father is an epic story of how one man's life was colored by just such a significant event. Duk-soo, running with his family at the beginning of the Korean War, loses his sister. His father returns to find her, instructing little Duk-soo that he is responsible for caring for the family. This is merely a traditional Korean custom - no one expects a 6-year old to support a family. And yet, that responsibilty shaped his entire life. This film, although not a real story is based deeply in truth. It is the stories of thousands of Koreans.