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

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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