Ode to My Father Filming Locations
6 filming spots (1 confirmed, 5 reported) across 1 guide.
Last checked: Nov 4, 2026
Director JK Youn's 2014 film about Duk-soo, a boy separated from his father during the Hungnam evacuation who grows up in Busan's Gukje Market. The Busan Film Commission's location piece lists the film's Busan locations, and Korea JoongAng Daily names the small Gukje Market shop that featured in the film.
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Ode to My Father in Busan: 6 Spots (1 Confirmed)
Gukje Market
The Busan Film Commission piece says Gukje Market is where Duk-soo settled after the evacuation and lived from the 1950s to the 1980s, and quotes his father's last words: if he does not come back, they will meet at Gukje Market. Korea JoongAng Daily independently names Kkotbunine, the small shop in Gukje Market that featured in the film. The shop's current trading status was last reported in 2015 and was not re-verified, so the market is the stop and the shop is mentioned inside it, not promised as a standalone visit.
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Jagalchi Market
The Busan Film Commission piece lists Jagalchi Market among the film's main Busan locations but names no specific scene there, so no scene is claimed for this stop.
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Yongdusan Park
The Busan Film Commission piece lists Yongdusan Park among the film's main Busan locations but names no specific scene there, so no scene is claimed for this stop.
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Dadaepo Beach
The Busan Film Commission piece says the Hungnam evacuation scene with many extras was shot at Dadaepo Beach and Gamcheon Port. No other scene is claimed for this beach.
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Gamcheon Port
The Busan Film Commission piece says the Hungnam evacuation scene with many extras was shot at Dadaepo Beach and Gamcheon Port. No other scene is claimed for this port.
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Suyeong Yachting Center
The Busan Film Commission piece says the television-program scene depicting the search for displaced families by KBS took place at the Suyeong Yachting Center. This stop is an eastern Busan extension to the main day, not part of the Jung-gu or Saha-gu clusters.
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