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Dear Pyongyang

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By visiting North Korea many times, a woman of Korean-Japanese descent tries to understand her father's loyalty to the country.

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Robert Koehler Variety 01/23/2006
The impossible personal and political quandaries experienced by ethnic Koreans living in Japan find gentle, touching expression in Yang Yonghi's docu. Go to Full Review Michael Ferraro Film Threat 01/24/2006
2.5/5
With the look and feel of a home movie, Dear Pyongyang isn't very exciting to look at. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/15/2012 You kind of have to understand the Zainichi Culture to get the emotions behind this movie. See more 02/18/2012 The most personal of the many North Korean documentaries I have seen. ANd you can watch it for free here! http://www.esoterictube.com/dear-pyonyang.html See more 06/21/2011 A Japanese daughter trying to understand her dad's loyalty to North Korea, this documentary is absorbing and revealing at once. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis By visiting North Korea many times, a woman of Korean-Japanese descent tries to understand her father's loyalty to the country.
Director
Yong-hi Yang
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 17, 2020
Runtime
1h 47m