From the late 1950s through the '70s, more than 90,000 of the ethnic Koreans in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promised them affluence, justice, and an end to discrimination. KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number, who returns for just a short period. For the first time in 25 years, Sonho is reunited with his family in Tokyo after being allowed to undergo an operation there. Sonho’s younger sister Rie is at the centre of the film, and is not hard to recognise as the director’s alter-ego. In her documentaries DEAR PYONGYANG and SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF, Yang Yonghi told the story of her own life, and how, at age six, she experienced the departure of her three older brothers, who left their family for Pyongyang.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Sakura Ando, Arata Iura, Tatsushi Ōmori, Yang Ik-june, Jun Murakami, Kotomi Kyōno
Crew: Yang Yong-hi (Director), Yang Yong-hi (Screenplay), Tomoyuki Maruo (Art Direction), Taro Iwashiro (Original Music Composer), Takashige Kikui (Editor), Yoshihisa Toda (Director of Photography)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語, 한국어/조선말
Studio: STAR SANDS, Slow Learner
Runtime: 100 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jul 01, 2012
IMDb: 5
