Underplayed Gems

Mommy's Name Was Josenpi (1991)

Mommy's Name Was Josenpi poster
Original title
에미 이름은 조센삐였다
Directed by
Ji Young-ho
Genre
historical film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 55m
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

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)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.