| Kokosuni | |
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| 코코순이 | |
| Directed by | Lee Seok-jae |
| Produced by | KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) |
| Music by | Lee Hyori (featured on the soundtrack) |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Kokosuni (Korean: 코코순이) or KOKO SunYi is a 2022 historical documentary film produced by national broadcaster KBS. The subject is the so-called "comfort women", the victims of sexual slavery in occupied Korea and other Asia-Pacific territories, and the historical revisionism of its existence.
The documentary was directed by KBS reporter Lee Seok-jae.
The personal story of a woman named KokoSunyi, is dramatised in the documentary, and is interspersed with interviews with historians, and interactions with revisionists such as J. Mark Ramseyer. Lee Hyori was featured on the soundtrack.
Critical response
The KBS2 movie review show I Love Movies (영화가 좋다) named the film as "pick of the week".
Legacy
In 2023, the film was re-broadcast on KBS on Liberation Day (15 August), and a number of local groups held commemoration events and showed the film in local venues.
References
- "영상자료원, 일본군 위안부 다큐 '코코순이' 무료 상영" [Korea Film Archive, Free Screening of Japanese Military Sexual Slavery Documentary 'Kokosuni']. KBS.co.kr (in Korean). 2023-08-14.
- "광복절 특선 영화 '코코순이' 무료 상영" [Free Screening of Liberation Day Special Movie 'Kokosuni']. electimes.com (in Korean). August 14, 2023.
- Jeong, Yoo-cheol (2023-08-14). "한국영상자료원, 광복절 맞아 영화 '영웅' 주연배우 의상 4벌 전시" [Korea Film Archive, exhibition of 4 costumes for the main actors of the movie 'Hero' in celebration of Liberation Day]. iKoreanSpirit.com (in Korean).
- ""극우세력의 '위안부' 왜곡, 논리적으로 반박하고 싶었다"" ["I wanted to logically refute the far-right distortion of 'comfort women'"]. Hani.co.kr (in Korean). August 25, 2022.
- Jong-gil, Lee (2023-08-14). "한국영상자료원, 광복절 '코코순이' 무료 상영" [Korea Film Archive, free screening of 'Kokosuni' on Liberation Day]. 아시아경제 (in Korean).
- ^ Jung, Kyung-ah (2022-08-26). "[이번주 개봉영화] 일본은 위안부 역사를 어떻게 왜곡했나…다큐 '코코순이'" [ How did Japan distort the history of comfort women... Documentary 'Kokosuni']. Gyeonggi Shinmun (in Korean).
- "[813회] 영화가 좋다" [ I like movies]. KBS.co.kr (in Korean). 2022-08-13.
- Lee, Ye-seul (August 11, 2023). "충남도, 일본군 '위안부' 피해자 기림 행사" [South Chungcheong Province holds an event to commemorate the victims of Japanese military 'comfort women']. News Sesang (in Korean).
External links
- Kokosuni at the Korean Movie Database
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