Overview
A spirited and brave fiction debut by Lee Sang-il, a Korean-Japanese filmmaker, that explores the taboo subject of the relations between Korean immigrants and Japanese in Japan.
Director and cast
- Sang-il Lee Director
- Hidekazu Mashima as Yang Dae-song
- Takashi Yamamoto Cast
- Ryujin Yamamoto as Cho Hyun-ki
- Shiho Takemoto as Yun Nami
- Naohiro Ariyama as Lee Chong-bok
- Tsutomu Yuzawa as Dae-song's Father
- Kintohime as Dae-song's Mother
- Yuka Shimizu as Song-mi
- Hiroshi Nishikawa as Suzuki
- Reiichi Ogiso Cast
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