To the Starry Island
1993, Korean. Directed by Park Kwang-su.
Two men have returned to their hometown (the titular island) from Seoul to bury the father of one of them, but the islanders vehemently refuse their request, triggering memories of their childhood before and during the Korean War.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Park Kwang-suDirector
- Ahn Sung-kiKim Chul
- Moon Sung-keunMoon Dok-bae / Moon Chae-ku
- Shim Hye-jinOknim
- Ahn So-youngPoltoknyeo
- Lee Yong-yiOpsunne
- Kim Yong-manHwang Sul-bong / Hwang Dong-pal
- Huh Joon-hoSoondol
- Kim Il-wooNam
- Min Kyung-jinTinker
- Park Bu-yangVillage head
- Choi Woo-hyeokKim Chul as a boy
- Choi Hyung-inNopdotaek
Details
- Released
- 24 December 1993
- Original title
- 그 섬에 가고 싶다
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Im Chul-woo, Park Kwang-su, Lee Chang-dong
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To the Starry Island runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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To the Starry Island isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 December 1993. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed To the Starry Island?
To the Starry Island (1993) was directed by Park Kwang-su and stars Ahn Sung-ki, Moon Sung-keun, Shim Hye-jin.