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Dear Pyongyang

2006-01-23 | Documentary
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Dear Pyongyang is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi (Korean: 양영희, Hanja: 梁英姬) about her own family. It was shot in Osaka Japan (Yang's hometown) and Pyongyang, North Korea, In the 1970s, Yang's father, an ardent communist and leader of the pro-North movement in Japan, sent his three sons from Japan to North Korea under a repatriation campaign sponsored by ethnic activist organisation and de facto North Korean embassy Chongryon; as the only daughter, Yang herself remained in Japan. However, as the economic situation in the North deteriorated, the brothers became increasingly dependent for survival on the care packages sent by their parents. The film shows Yang's visits to her brothers in Pyongyang, as well as conversations with her father about his ideological faith and his regrets over breaking up his family.

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A Korean-Japanese daughter tries to understand her father's sworn political loyalty to North Korea. (Dear.Pyongyang.2006.

A Korean-Japanese daughter tries to understand her father's sworn political loyalty to North Korea. (Dear.Pyongyang.2006.

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A young girl's father sends her three brothers from Japan to a live permanently in a homeland foreign to them -- North Korea.

A young girl's father sends her three brothers from Japan to a live permanently in a homeland foreign to them -- North Korea.

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GOOD BYE, PYONGYANG(SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF). Filmed over a decade, Yang presents a personal and touching_...

GOOD BYE, PYONGYANG(SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF). Filmed over a decade, Yang presents a personal and touching_...

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Yonghi Yang was born in Osaka, Japan. After she graduated from Korean University in Tokyo, she has worked as a teacher,_...

Yonghi Yang was born in Osaka, Japan. After she graduated from Korean University in Tokyo, she has worked as a teacher,_...

Astra Film Festival
Yonghi Yang | Japan | 2006 | 107' Non-competitive program: OPENING FILM Synopsis: In a documentary about her own family,_...

Yonghi Yang | Japan | 2006 | 107' Non-competitive program: OPENING FILM Synopsis: In a documentary about her own family,_...

Astra Film Festival
This is the trailer for the 2004 BBC documentary "A State of Mind" which follows the daily lives of two North Korean schoolgirls as_...

This is the trailer for the 2004 BBC documentary "A State of Mind" which follows the daily lives of two North Korean schoolgirls as_...

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Amy KOBAYASHI
Bande annonce du documentaire "Dear Pyongyang" Site : http://www.cinemaetcie.fr/

Bande annonce du documentaire "Dear Pyongyang" Site : http://www.cinemaetcie.fr/

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This 17-minute clip shows the highlights of the North Korean feature film _he Story of Our Home (곕━ 吏 댁_湲,) starring_...

This 17-minute clip shows the highlights of the North Korean feature film _he Story of Our Home (곕━ 吏 댁_湲,) starring_...

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One travel agency, specialising in 'danger tourism', regularly organises trips in North Korea for tourists keen to meet 'the last_...

One travel agency, specialising in 'danger tourism', regularly organises trips in North Korea for tourists keen to meet 'the last_...

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"Propaganda is the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a_...

"Propaganda is the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a_...

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VICE Media founder Shane Smith has been traveling to North Korea for years, including during some of the most acrimonious ...

VICE Media founder Shane Smith has been traveling to North Korea for years, including during some of the most acrimonious ...

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North Korea and USA feedback with their threats. They need each other to feed their own propaganda. Here you can see the_...

North Korea and USA feedback with their threats. They need each other to feed their own propaganda. Here you can see the_...

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Came across this trailer for new movie BEHIND ENEMY LINES II: Axis of Evil !!! A little too close to reality, don't you think??

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Excerpt from the masterpiece DPRK monster movie "Pulgasari", produced by the dear leader Kim Jong Il himself and directed by_...

Excerpt from the masterpiece DPRK monster movie "Pulgasari", produced by the dear leader Kim Jong Il himself and directed by_...

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An unstable Soviet dictatorship, notorious for human rights abuses and known to be developing nuclear weapons, is probably the_...

An unstable Soviet dictatorship, notorious for human rights abuses and known to be developing nuclear weapons, is probably the_...

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Uncover hard truths in the underbelly of Asia. Fishing ships from North Korea, discovered with dead bodies onboard, have been_...

Uncover hard truths in the underbelly of Asia. Fishing ships from North Korea, discovered with dead bodies onboard, have been_...

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We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

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We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

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We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

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A Korean-Japanese daughter tries to understand her father's sworn political loyalty to North Korea. (Dear.Pyongyang.2006.

A Korean-Japanese daughter tries to understand her father's sworn political loyalty to North Korea. (Dear.Pyongyang.2006.

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A young girl's father sends her three brothers from Japan to a live permanently in a homeland foreign to them -- North Korea.

A young girl's father sends her three brothers from Japan to a live permanently in a homeland foreign to them -- North Korea.

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GOOD BYE, PYONGYANG(SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF). Filmed over a decade, Yang presents a personal and touching_...

GOOD BYE, PYONGYANG(SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF). Filmed over a decade, Yang presents a personal and touching_...

FuzzyCalifornia
Yonghi Yang was born in Osaka, Japan. After she graduated from Korean University in Tokyo, she has worked as a teacher,_...

Yonghi Yang was born in Osaka, Japan. After she graduated from Korean University in Tokyo, she has worked as a teacher,_...

Astra Film Festival
Yonghi Yang | Japan | 2006 | 107' Non-competitive program: OPENING FILM Synopsis: In a documentary about her own family,_...

Yonghi Yang | Japan | 2006 | 107' Non-competitive program: OPENING FILM Synopsis: In a documentary about her own family,_...

Astra Film Festival
This is the trailer for the 2004 BBC documentary "A State of Mind" which follows the daily lives of two North Korean schoolgirls as_...

This is the trailer for the 2004 BBC documentary "A State of Mind" which follows the daily lives of two North Korean schoolgirls as_...

killbot86
Group 4.

Group 4.

Amy KOBAYASHI
Bande annonce du documentaire "Dear Pyongyang" Site : http://www.cinemaetcie.fr/

Bande annonce du documentaire "Dear Pyongyang" Site : http://www.cinemaetcie.fr/

cinemaetcie
This 17-minute clip shows the highlights of the North Korean feature film _he Story of Our Home (곕━ 吏 댁_湲,) starring_...

This 17-minute clip shows the highlights of the North Korean feature film _he Story of Our Home (곕━ 吏 댁_湲,) starring_...

NORTH KOREA NOW
One travel agency, specialising in 'danger tourism', regularly organises trips in North Korea for tourists keen to meet 'the last_...

One travel agency, specialising in 'danger tourism', regularly organises trips in North Korea for tourists keen to meet 'the last_...

TRACKS
"Propaganda is the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a_...

"Propaganda is the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a_...

Nimwghen
VICE Media founder Shane Smith has been traveling to North Korea for years, including during some of the most acrimonious ...

VICE Media founder Shane Smith has been traveling to North Korea for years, including during some of the most acrimonious ...

VICE News
North Korea and USA feedback with their threats. They need each other to feed their own propaganda. Here you can see the_...

North Korea and USA feedback with their threats. They need each other to feed their own propaganda. Here you can see the_...

z0rra
Came across this trailer for new movie BEHIND ENEMY LINES II: Axis of Evil !!! A little too close to reality, don't you think??

Came across this trailer for new movie BEHIND ENEMY LINES II: Axis of Evil !!! A little too close to reality, don't you think??

bossanovaprods
Excerpt from the masterpiece DPRK monster movie "Pulgasari", produced by the dear leader Kim Jong Il himself and directed by_...

Excerpt from the masterpiece DPRK monster movie "Pulgasari", produced by the dear leader Kim Jong Il himself and directed by_...

MBjorkman
An unstable Soviet dictatorship, notorious for human rights abuses and known to be developing nuclear weapons, is probably the_...

An unstable Soviet dictatorship, notorious for human rights abuses and known to be developing nuclear weapons, is probably the_...

Real Stories
Uncover hard truths in the underbelly of Asia. Fishing ships from North Korea, discovered with dead bodies onboard, have been_...

Uncover hard truths in the underbelly of Asia. Fishing ships from North Korea, discovered with dead bodies onboard, have been_...

CNA
We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

VICE
We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

VICE
We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

We went to North Korea to try and penetrate the Korean Feature Film Studio, the state-run film production facility west of_...

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The runtime of Dear Pyongyang is 107 minutes.
The release date of Dear Pyongyang is January 23, 2006.
Dear Pyongyang is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi (Korean: 양영희, Hanja: 梁英姬) about her own family. It was shot in Osaka Japan (Yang's hometown) and Pyongyang, North Korea, In the 1970s, Yang's father, an ardent communist and leader of the pro-North movement in Japan, sent his three sons from Japan to North Korea under a repatriation campaign sponsored by ethnic activist organisation and de facto North Korean embassy Chongryon; as the only daughter, Yang herself remained in Japan. However, as the economic situation in the North deteriorated, the brothers became increasingly dependent for survival on the care packages sent by their parents. The film shows Yang's visits to her brothers in Pyongyang, as well as conversations with her father about his ideological faith and his regrets over breaking up his family..
The full version of Dear Pyongyang is provided by Kanopy
The genre of Dear Pyongyang is Documentary.
The director of Dear Pyongyang is Yang Yong-hi.
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