Mommy's Name Was Josenpi (1991)

- Original title
- 에미 이름은 조센삐였다
- Directed by
- Ji Young-ho
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
How it feels
This film is based on a novel about Korean women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. It portrays their abduction, life in the comfort stations, and the brutality they endured.
somberheart-wrenchinghistoricalgrimharrowingrawdisturbingthought-provoking
What happens
《에미 이름은 조센삐였다》는 윤정모의 동명 소설을 원작으로 한 영화로, 1991년 10월에 개봉되었다. 관객수는 11,081,000명2013년 12월 기준. 한국영화진흥회 영화관 입장권 통합전산망 이다. 일본군 위안부를 묘사한 영화로 1944년 말, 학병과 징용이라는 이름으로 젊은이들을 강제징집하던 일본 제국이 조선인 여성을 위안부로 끌고가는 모습과 위안소에서 있는 일을 묘사한 작품이다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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