CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 4h 20m

Zainichi: The Story of Koreans in Postwar Japan

Documentary

Portraying the fifty-year history of zainichi (long-term residents in Japan) Koreans after the liberation of Korea, traces of zainichi evoked in this film question the concepts of 'post-war democracy' and 'pacifism' in Japan. With copious stock footage and testimony, the first half of the film, "History," chronologically traces the various experiences of zainichi from Japan's defeat (Korean liberation) through 1990. The latter half, "People," focuses on first, second and third-generation zainichi respectively, vividly depicting how they live.

Directed byOh Deok-soo

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Runtime
4h 20m
Language
JA
Released
December 5, 1998

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