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The Land of the Family

The Land of the Family

Drama

Ryohei Shimizu

Sakura Ando, Arata Iura, Kotomi Kyono, Taro Suwa, Masakazu Tsukiyama, Miyazaki Yoshiko

2012

Japan

Film review analysis↗

Completed

Japanese, Korean

100 minutes

2025-03-02 14:57:03

Detailed introduction

This film (drama)Also known asかぞくのくに,is aJapanProducerwomen sex,At2012Released in year 。The dialogue language isJapanese, Korean,Current Douban rating7.7(For reference only)。
After the end of World War II, a nation was divided into two countries with entirely different systems, leaving its people scattered in foreign lands, longing for their hometown. In the 1970s, a Korean man named Song Ho (played by Arata Iura), who was born in Japan, returns to his never-before-seen homeland of North Korea at his father's command to support the construction of the communist cause. Little did he know that this separation would last for a quarter of a century; in his hometown, he starts a family, and his beloved younger sister Ri Hye (played by Sakura Ando) has grown up. One day, messages of joy and sorrow arrive simultaneously, as Song Ho, due to illness, receives special government approval to go to Japan for a three-month treatment. The complicated emotions between reunited family members and old friends spread among them... This film is adapted by Korean-Japanese female director Ryohei Shimizu from the true experiences of her family and won first place in the Best Ten Films of 2012 by Film Criticism Monthly and Best Actress Award (Sakura Ando).

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