📜 Overview:
From the late 1950s through the '70s, more than 90,000 of the ethnic Koreans in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promised them affluence, justice, and an end to discrimination. KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number, who returns for just a short period. For the first time in 25 years, Sonho is reunited with his family in Tokyo after being allowed to undergo an operation there. Sonho’s younger sister Rie is at the centre of the film, and is not hard to recognise as the director’s alter-ego. In her documentaries DEAR PYONGYANG and SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF, Yang Yonghi told the story of her own life, and how, at age six, she experienced the departure of her three older brothers, who left their family for Pyongyang.
🌏 Languages Available:
Japanese
,
Korean
📆 Date Released:
2012-07-01
⌚ Running Time:
100 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
6.0
Beloved Cast
Rie
Sakura Ando
Sonho
Arata Iura
Hongi
Tatsushi Ōmori
Mr. Yang
Yang Ik-june
Juno
Jun Murakami
Suni
Kotomi Kyōno
Mother
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Father
Masane Tsukayama
Uncle Tejo
Tarô Suwa
