

Ode to My Father
74%
138 TMDB ratings
Directed by JK Youn
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.
One promise can shape a lifetime.
Trailer
Cast

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

Jung Sung-ho
Syngman Rhee (voice)
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
Crew

JK Youn
Director
Park Soo-jin
Writer

JK Youn
Adaptation
Lee Sang-jik
Producer
Jeong Hui-sun
Line Producer
Kil Young-min
Executive Producer

JK Youn
Executive Producer
Jang Jin-seung
Executive Producer
Choi Young-hwan
Director of Photography
Cho Yong-kyu
Camera Operator
So Jeong-o
Camera Operator

Kim Il-yeon
Camera Operator
Details
- Release date
- December 17, 2014
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Director
- JK Youn
- Box office
- $105,365,782
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