Annyong Kimchi (1999)
Directed by Tetsuaki Matsue
Run Time - 52 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis
Japan and Korea have had a troubled relationship over the centuries, and discrimination against Korean residents in Japan has been legendary. But how important is the issue of race to a younger generation born and raised in the country? Tetsuaki Matsue, a third-generation zainichi attempts to get to grips with the issue of his own national identity in this autobiographical video documentary made as the then 21-year-old director's graduation project from the Japan Academy of the Moving Image. (Mi