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Ode to My Father
One promise can shape a lifetime.
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$105365782
Runtime
126 min
Release Date
2014-12-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
128
Vote Average
7.461
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Hwang Jung-min
Yoon Deok-soo
Yunjin Kim
Young-ja
Oh Dal-su
Dal-goo
Jung Jin-young
Yoon Jin-gyu
Jang Young-nam
Deok-soo's Mother
Ra Mi-ran
Deok-soo's Paternal Aunt
Uhm Ji-sung
Young Deok-soo
Kim Seul-gi
Yoon Kkeut-soon
Kim Min-jae
Yun Do-ju
Tae In-ho
Yun Gi-ju
Choe Stella Kim
Yun Mak-sun
Go Yoon
Hyeon Bong-hak
Park Seon-woong
André Kim
U-KNOW Yunho
Nam-jin
Park Yeong-su
Chairman of the Youth Association
Heo Dong-won
Youth Association Member
Matthew Douma
US Army Soldier
Jeon Somi
Yun Mak-sun's Daughter (uncredited)
Jung Sung-ho
Syngman Rhee (voice) (uncredited)
Jeong Jae Min
Gangster Boss
Lee Hyun
Seung-gyu
Hwang Sun-hwa
Yoon Seon-ju
Jang Dae-woong
Young Dal-gu
Shin Rin-a
Young Yoon Mak-sun
Lee Ye-eun
Yoon Su-yeon
Jeong Gi-seop
Dispatched to Germany Miners Interviewer
Lee Jae-soon
Young-ja's Grandmother
Anupam Tripathi
Sri Lankan Man
Park Young-soo
President of Youth Group
So Jun-seong
Miner
Choi Jae-sup
Korean Mine Worker
Jung Young-ki
Korean Mine Worker
Yoo Jeong-ho
Korean Mine Worker
Maeng Se-chang
Korean Mine Worker
Hong Seok-yeon
Deok-soo's Uncle
Nam Jin-bok
Jung Ju-young
Hwang In-jun
Kim Dong-geon
Jo Yeon-ho
Young Yoon Seung-gyu
Kim Seol
Young Yoon Kkeut-sun
Jin Sun-mi
Gi-ju's Wife
Sung Nak-kyung
Kkeut-sun's Groom
Kim Jin-hyeok
Realty Dealer
Han Chul-woo
Dispatched to Germany Miners Overseer
Son Young-soon
Fish Shop Grandma
Yoo Jae-sang
Young Yoon Gi-ju
Kim Sun-young
Store Owner
Kim Soo-woong
Separated Family Grandfather
Park Sang-hyeok
Producer
Hyun Bong-sik
Present Gukje Market Merchant
Park Hye-jin
Old Woman
Park Jin-soo
Korean Trading Company Employee
Kang Shin-chul
Korean Trading Company Employee
Lee Min-young
Welcoming Crowd
Lee Ho-cheol
Evacuee
Park Jae-wan
Son
Kim Geun-young
Crying Family Member of Merchant
Nam Seung-woo
Youngster with Crutches
Park Gil-su
Young-ja's Father
Kim Geon-ho
Yoon Sun-joo's Husband
Jung Chan-woo
Separated Family Control Room PD
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