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Walking a Tightrope: The Filmmaker Yang Yonghi

Filmmaker Yang Yonghi is a second-generation Korean resident of Japan. Her internationally acclaimed films have focused on her family, torn between Japan and North Korea. Her parents, activists in a pro-North association of Korean residents of Japan, sent Yonghi's three brothers to live in North Korea when they were still in their teens. During the decades of separation that followed, Yonghi has used her films to explore conflicted feelings about her family. Her search for identity continues, striking a tenuous balance of love, politics and history.

English
  • Originally Aired October 21, 2023
  • Runtime 50 minutes
  • Production Company NHK World
  • Network NHK
  • Created October 18, 2023 by
    cparrey
  • Modified October 18, 2023 by
    cparrey