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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: July 1, 2012

Runtime: 100 minutes

Genres: Drama

Rating: 6.0/10 (16 votes)


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Cast

  • Sakura Ando

    Sakura Ando

    Rie

  • Arata Iura

    Arata Iura

    Sonho

  • Yang Ik-june

    Yang Ik-june

    Mr. Yang

  • Jun Murakami

    Jun Murakami

    Juno

  • Kotomi Kyōno

    Kotomi Kyōno

    Suni

  • Yoshiko Miyazaki

    Yoshiko Miyazaki

    Mother

  • Masane Tsukayama

    Masane Tsukayama

    Father

  • Tarō Suwa

    Tarō Suwa

    Uncle Tejo