Ode to My Father

Dec 17, 2014

2h 6m

★ 7.5

One promise can shape a lifetime.

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

CJ Entertainment

JK Film

Ode to My Father Trailers

Cast

Yoon Deok-soo

Hwang Jung-min

Young-ja

Yunjin Kim

Dal-goo

Oh Dal-su

Yoon Jin-gyu

Jung Jin-young

Deok-soo's Mother

Jang Young-nam

Deok-soo's Paternal Aunt

Ra Mi-ran

Young Deok-soo

Uhm Ji-sung

Yoon Kkeut-soon

Kim Seul-gi

Yun Do-ju

Kim Min-jae

Yun Gi-ju

Tae In-ho

Yun Mak-sun

Choe Stella Kim

Hyeon Bong-hak

Go Yoon

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