2015
Not Rated
CJ Entertainment
2 h 6 m

2015
Not Rated
CJ Entertainment
2 h 6 m

Summary As a child, Deok-Su had to say goodbye to his father during the Korean War. His last words to his father were a promise that he would always protect the family. As he matures, that vow leads him to the coal mines of 1960’s Germany and even into the jungle of the Vietnam War. [CJ Entertainment]

Directed By: JK Youn

Written By: Su-jin Park, JK Youn

2015
Not Rated
CJ Entertainment
2 h 6 m

2015
Not Rated
CJ Entertainment
2 h 6 m

Ode to My Father

Name: Ode to My Father
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2015-01-09
Duration: 2 min 6 s
Rating: 0
Cast: Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, Dal-su Oh, Jin-young Jung, Jang Young-Nam

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Directed By: JK Youn

Written By: Su-jin Park, JK Youn

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Los Angeles Times

Jan 8, 2015

Each sequence is masterfully calibrated for maximum lip-quivering effect, swelling strings and all.

By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Jan 8, 2015

Little more than an archipelago of historical set pieces linked by a syrupy causeway of sentiment, JK Youn’s Ode to My Father may have slain them in South Korea, but its packaged pain and bullet-point structure are likely to leave Western audiences cold.

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Arizona Republic

Jan 8, 2015

Everything is lathered with a syrupy, string-laden musical score designed to gnaw at a viewer's tear ducts. It's about as subtle as having an off-screen narrator yell "Start crying!" before big scenes, and probably as effective.

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Production Company JK FILMS, The 6th Element

Release Date Jan 9, 2015

Duration 2 h 6 m

Rating Not Rated

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Tagline One promise can shape a lifetime

Website http://kokusaiichiba.jp/

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Awards

Grand Bell Awards, South Korea

• 10 Wins & 17 Nominations

Blue Dragon Awards

• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations

Korean Association of Film Critics Awards

• 1 Win & 6 Nominations

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Hwang Jung-min

Yoon Duk-soo

Yunjin Kim

Young-ja

Dal-su Oh

Cheon Dal-goo

Jin-young Jung

Yoon Jin-gyu

Jang Young-Nam

Mother

Ra Mi-ran

Aunt Kkotbun

Seul-gi Kim

Kketsun

Jason Archilla

US Soldier

Stella Choe

Maksoon

Jang Dae-Woong

Dal-goo (young)

Jesse Day

American Soldier

Lee Ho-Cheol

Refugee

Ji-seong Eom

Deok-Su

Yunho Jung

Nam Jin

Hyun Lee

Seung-Gyu

István Medvigy

Maksoon's Husband

Kim Min-jae

Yoon, Dojoo

Yeong-su Park

Youth Association President

Oh Seung Hwan

Boy

Sun-mi Jin

Yoon Gi-joo's Wife

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