Our Homeland

Our Homeland

2012
1h 40m
6.0

6.0/10

16 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
STAR SANDS Slow Learner
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese Korean

Quick Facts

Original Title かぞくのくに
Release Date July 1, 2012
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt2083995

Cast

Sakura Ando
Sakura Ando

Rie

Arata Iura
Arata Iura

Sonho

Tatsushi Ōmori
Tatsushi Ōmori

Hongi

Yang Ik-june
Yang Ik-june

Mr. Yang

Jun Murakami
Jun Murakami

Juno

Kotomi Kyono
Kotomi Kyono

Suni

Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki

Mother

Masane Tsukayama
Masane Tsukayama

Father

Tarō Suwa
Tarō Suwa

Uncle Tejo

Key Crew

Yang Yong-hi
Director
Yang Yong-hi
Screenplay
Mitsunobu Kawamura
Executive Producer
Junko Sato
Producer
Michio Koshikawa
Producer