Our Homeland (2012)
Our Homeland (2012)
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.

User rating:


Cast

Sakura Ando Sakura Ando As: Rie
Arata Iura Arata Iura As: Sonho
Tatsushi Ōmori Tatsushi Ōmori As: Hongi
Yang Ik-june Yang Ik-june As: Mr. Yang
Jun Murakami Jun Murakami As: Juno
See More

Storyline

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.


Tagline:
Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語, 한국어/조선말

Release Date: 01 July 2012

Country: JP

Runtime: 100m

Company Credits

Company: STAR SANDS, Slow Learner

External Links

Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Yang Yong-hi

Yang Yong-hi

Screenplay

Production Crew

Not currently known.

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Taro Iwashiro

Taro Iwashiro

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Yoshihisa Toda

Yoshihisa Toda

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Tomoyuki Maruo

Tomoyuki Maruo

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

Reviews & Recommendations


Video Gallery

Coming Soon...

Photo Gallery

Coming Soon...

If you like Our Homeland, check these movies out...