Login
かぞく の くに (2012)
From the late 50s and into the 70s, more than 90,000 of the Koreans resident 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: at just six years of age, she had to experience how her three older brothers left the family forever, headed for Pyongyang.
Updated May 24 2020
Releases:
More Releases
Cast
Arata Iura
Sonho
Sakura Ando
Rie
Yang Ik-june
Mr. Yang
Tatsushi Ohmori
Hongi
Kotomi Kyôno
Crew
Yang Yong-hi
Director
Yang Yong-hi
Screenplay
If you liked this then you may like:
33696
74175
88224
88450
88797
88844
89250
89309
89326
89451
89604
89744
89872
89874
90148
90364
90835
90992
91083
91186
91264
91547
204467
210302
210516
210629
211059
211207
211462
211795
211888
212047
212069
255948
265193
272414
272435
272639
272800
279186
339043
339079
339145
339250
339380
339596
339877
339984
340017
340101