Dear Pyongyang
{{Short description|2005 Japanese documentary}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dear Pyongyang
| image = Dear Pyongyang film poster.jpg
| caption = South Korean theatrical poster
| director = Yang Young-hee (South Korea)
Yang Yong-hi (Japan)
| producer = Inaba Toshiya
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring =
| music =
| cinematography =
| editing = Nakaushi Akane
| distributor = Cheon, Inc.
| released = {{Film date|2005|10||PiFan|2006|08|26|Japan}}
| runtime = 107 minutes
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
Korean
| budget =
}}{{Infobox Korean name|context=north|hangul=디어 평양|mr=Tiŏ P'yŏngyang|rr=Dieo Pyeongyang}}
Dear Pyongyang ({{Korean|hangul=디어 평양}}) is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi about her family. It was shot in both Yang's hometown of Osaka, Japan, and Pyongyang, North Korea. The film has both Korean and Japanese dialogue with subtitles. The US release has Korean and Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117929341.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|date=2006-02-23|title=Dear Pyongyang|last=Koehler|first=Robert|accessdate=2007-03-20|magazine=Variety}}{{cite book|title=ディア・ピョンヤン―家族は離れたらアカンのや|last=Yang|first=Yong-hi|date=August 2006|isbn=486193057X|publisher=Artone}} In August 2006, Yang released a book in Japanese under the same title expanding on the themes she explored in the film.
Story
In the 1970s, Yang's father, an ardent communist and leader of the pro-North movement in Japan, sent his three sons from Japan to North Korea under a repatriation campaign sponsored by ethnic activist organisation and de facto North Korean embassy Chongryon. As the only daughter, Yang remained in Japan. However, as the economic situation in the North deteriorated, the brothers became increasingly dependent for survival on the care packages sent by their parents. The film shows Yang's visits to her brothers in Pyongyang, as well as conversations with her father about his ideological views and his regrets over breaking up his family.{{cite news|url=http://koreapop.com/webzine.pfm?mode=review&num=224&code=review|publisher=The Korea Times|date=2006-11-24|accessdate=2007-03-20|last=Kim|first=Tae-jong|title='Dear Pyongyang' for Dear Dad}}{{registration required}}
Film festivals
- Sundance Film Festival, 2006
- Pusan International Film Festival, 2006
- Berlin International Film Festival, 2006
- Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, 2021
References
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070331183426/http://www.film.cheon.jp/
- {{IMDb title|0492454|Dear Pyongyang}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719194403/http://www.korea-is-one.org/spip.php?article2710 ’Dear Pyongyang’ builds bridge between life in N. Korea and outside world]}}
Category:Japanese documentary films
Category:2000s Korean-language films
Category:2005 documentary films
Category:Documentary films about North Korea
Category:Documentary films about Zainichi Koreans
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