Dear Pyongyang (2005)
- Directed by
- Yang Yong-hi
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
A Zainichi Korean filmmaker documents her family's ties to North Korea. She travels between Osaka and Pyongyang to visit relatives who moved there.
intimatereflectivesomberpersonalobservationalslow-pacedemotionalthoughtful
What happens
Dear Pyongyang (Korean: 디어 평양) is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi about her family. It was shot in both Yang's hometown of Osaka, Japan, and Pyongyang, North Korea. The film has both Korean and Japanese dialogue with subtitles. The US release has Korean and Japanese dialogue with English subtitles. In August 2006, Yang released a book in Japanese under the same title expanding on the themes she explored in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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