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Hyojadong ibalsa

IMDb ID: tt0406853 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.9 (1,083 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

Follows a president's barber, his wife, and their only son through four decades of tumultuous Korean history.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesSweden: The President's Barber
United States: The President's Barber
World-wide: The President's Barber (English)
Hungary: Az elnök borbélya
South Korea: Hyojadong ibalsa
Canada: Hyojadong Ibalsa (English)
Brazil: O Barbeiro do Presidente
Poland: Prezydencki fryzjer
France: The President's barber
Russia: Парикмахер президента
Japan: 大統領の理髪師 (Japanese)
Hyojadong ibalsa
Content RatingRRelease Date2004-05-05Runtime116 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews7Countries / RegionsSouth KoreaLanguagesKorean
English
Keywordsmilitary dictatorship
son
barber
father son relationship
husband wife relationship
Production CompaniesChungeorahm FilmOfficial Sitesofficial site - http://www.hyojadong.co.kr/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406853/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0406853.jpgUpdated At2025-05-19T08:56:13

Stars

Song Kang-ho
Moon So-ri
Lee Jae-eung
Jo Yeong-jin
Son Byung-ho
Park Yong-soo
Ryu Seung-su
Yun Ju-sang
Jeong Gyu-su
Oh Dal-su

Directors

Chan-sang Lim

Writers

Chan-sang Lim
Jang Min-seok

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Song Kang-ho | Character: Seong Han-mo, Barber
Actor: Moon So-ri | Character: Kim Min-ja, Barber's wife
Actor: Lee Jae-eung | Character: Seong Nak-han, Barber's son
Actor: Jo Yeong-jin | Character: President
Actor: Son Byung-ho | Character: Jang Hyeok-soo
Actor: Park Yong-soo | Character: Park Jong-man
Actor: Ryu Seung-su | Character: Jin-gi
Actor: Yun Ju-sang | Character: Mr. Choi
Actor: Jeong Gyu-su | Character: Mr. Wang
Actor: Oh Dal-su | Character: Mr. Ahn
Actor: Noh Hyung-wook | Character: Actor
Actor: Oh Jung-Won | Character: President's wife
Actor: Jung Se-in | Character: Yeong-sik

[Directors Group]
Name: Chan-sang Lim | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Chan-sang Lim | Role: Writer
Name: Jang Min-seok | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Yong-bae Choi | Role: Producer
Name: Choi Jae-won | Role: Producer
Name: Yu-yeong Shin | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ki-heon Park | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yong-kyou Cho | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Hyun Kim | Role: Editor

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jin Min-Kyung | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jo Sanghyeon | Role: Makeup Department

[Stunts]
Name: Jeon Woo-jae | Role: Stunts

[Editorial Department]
Name: Han Jae-min | Role: Editorial Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Lee Yong-gi | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406853/videogallery/

Release Schedule

South Korea: May 5, 2004
France: November 5, 2004 (Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival)
Thailand: December 15, 2004 (limited)
Japan: February 11, 2005 (Tokyo)
Taiwan: March 25, 2005
Hungary: April 5, 2005 (Titanic International Filmpresence Festival)
Italy: June 1, 2005 (Biografilm Festival)
Germany: July 29, 2005 (München Fantasy Filmfest)
Czech Republic: December 4, 2005 (FilmAsia Festival)
Japan: April 17, 2010 (Shimizu Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 2004 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Best Director Award | Chan-sang Lim, The President's Barber
Winner | 2004 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Audience Award | Chan-sang Lim, The President's Barber
Nominee | 2004 | Tokyo International Film Festival | Tokyo Grand Prix | Chan-sang Lim, The President's Barber
Nominee | 2005 | Grand Bell Awards, South Korea | Grand Bell Award | Best Screenplay - Adapted | Jang Min-seok, The President's Barber
Nominee | 2004 | Blue Dragon Awards | Blue Dragon Award | Best Actor | Song Kang-ho, The President's Barber

Box Office

Taiwan: USD 5188
Period: Apr 1 – 3, 2005 | Rank: 14 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 5188 | Interval gross: USD 3444 | Per theater average: USD 3444
Period: Mar 25 – 27, 2005 | Rank: 20 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 768 | Interval gross: USD 694 | Per theater average: USD 347