Zainichi: The Story of Koreans in Postwar Japan (1998)
4h 20m
Running Time
December 5, 1998Release Date
Zainichi: The Story of Koreans in Postwar Japan (1998)
4h 20m
Running Time
December 5, 1998Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Release DateDecember 5, 1998
Original Name戦後在日五〇年史 在日
StatusReleased
Running Time4h 20m
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