Father Is A Dog is the second instalment of Lee Sang-woo's thematic "bad family" trilogy, the first being Mother Is A Whore (2011), and the third being I Am Trash (2016). Both films have same director and feature the same actor. They both include themes of perverse sexuality, abuse, and homosexuality.

Father Is A Dog is the second instalment of Lee Sang-woo's thematic "bad family" trilogy, the first being Mother Is A Whore (2011), and the third being I Am Trash (2016). Both films have same director and feature the same actor. They both include themes of perverse sexuality, abuse, and homosexuality.

both are adaptions of the same story.

Both are adaptions of the same story.

-Chinese language films
-Irresponsible parents
-Young boy is not cared for properly and left to feel unwanted
-Abusive behaviour towards child

Both films touch on the subject of a buddhist monk being tempted by love/sexual desire for a woman.

Both films are an adaption of Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo.

Both films tell the life story of Genghis Khan.

-Student/Teacher relationship
-The love of the ML's life dies and he experiences extreme grief. He later takes an interest in one of his students

-Student/Teacher relationship
-The love of the ML's life dies and he experiences extreme grief. He later takes an interest in one of his students
-Korean language film

-LGBTQ+
-Secret gay relationship
-Grief
-Guilt
-Man is given a hard time by the family of his lover for being gay

Saitankyori wa Mawari Kudokute: Ame to Soda Mizu is the second part in the series.