Sugihara, a Japanese-born, third-generation Korean teenager struggles to find a place in a society that will not accept him.
Acting
Kubozuka's explosive, wounded charisma carries everything.
Writing
Kazuki Kaneshiro's novel adaptation hits different.
Score
Punk soundtrack that screams where words fail.
Director
Isao Yukisada
Yosuke Kubozuka
Sugihara
Ko Shibasaki
Sakurai Tsubaki
Shinobu Otake
Michiko
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Sugihara's Father
Taro Yamamoto
Tawake
Hirofumi Arai
Won-soo
Mitsu Murata
Kato
Takahito Hosoyamada
Jong-il
Min Kim
Naomi
Dong Bang-woo
Staff Member of South Korean Embassy
Ren Osugi
Taxi Driver
Sansei Shiomi
Mr. Kim
Masato Hagiwara
Police Officer
Asami Mizukawa
Korean Girl in Tube Station
Anri Ban
Kaori
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zainichi Koreans—Japan's largest ethnic minority—still face systemic discrimination; this film sparked rare mainstream conversation.
Director Isao Yukisada was a Zainichi Korean himself; Kubozuka later became a controversial figure, making his raw performance eerily prescient.
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