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Ode to My Father

Ode to My Father

One promise can shape a lifetime.

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2014•2h 6m•7.4/10
Drama

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7.4/10(137)

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.

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CJ Entertainment, JK Film

Language

KO

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Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Yoon Deok-soo

Yunjin Kim

Yunjin Kim

Young-ja

Oh Dal-su

Oh Dal-su

Dal-goo

Jung Jin-young

Jung Jin-young

Yoon Jin-gyu

Jang Young-nam

Jang Young-nam

Deok-soo's Mother

Ra Mi-ran

Ra Mi-ran

Deok-soo's Paternal Aunt

Uhm Ji-sung

Uhm Ji-sung

Young Deok-soo

Kim Seul-gi

Kim Seul-gi

Yoon Kkeut-soon

Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae

Yun Do-ju

Tae In-ho

Tae In-ho

Yun Gi-ju

Choe Stella Kim

Yun Mak-sun

Go Yoon

Go Yoon

Hyeon Bong-hak

Park Seon-woong

Park Seon-woong

André Kim

U-KNOW Yunho

U-KNOW Yunho

Nam-jin

Park Yeong-su

Chairman of the Youth Association

Heo Dong-won

Heo Dong-won

Youth Association Member

Matthew Douma

Matthew Douma

US Army Soldier

Jeon Somi

Jeon Somi

Yun Mak-sun's Daughter (uncredited)

Jung Sung-ho

Jung Sung-ho

Syngman Rhee (voice) (uncredited)

Jeong Jae Min

Gangster Boss

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