A film about the substantial population of Koreans living in Japan, and the love affair between Kayako, a Japanese girl, and Im, a Korean.
Direction
Oguri's unflinching gaze on systemic cruelty
Acting
Minami's devastating stillness speaks volumes
Cinematography
Bleak beauty that mirrors internal exile
Director
Kōhei Oguri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film exposes Japan's Zainichi Koreans — descendants of colonial forced labor still facing citizenship barriers four decades later, with many using Japanese names to survive.
Director Kōhei Oguri shot in actual Korean neighborhoods with non-professional locals; some 'extras' were revealing their real hidden identities on camera for the first time.
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