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Developed by Osama Mohamed

2012

Drama

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.

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Released

Country : JP

Original language : ja

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| Movie Cast

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Rie

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Sonho

Tatsushi Ōmori

Tatsushi Ōmori

Hongi

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

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