Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa (1991)
In the final hours of the Pacific War, Okinawa was the destination for Korean men conscripted as “military laborers” and Korean women taken as “comfort women.” Little is known about the number of casualties or their experiences. In 1989, Park Soonam started to track down the survivors of the Battle of Okinawa to record their testimonies. In 1990, Park visits Korea in search of former “military laborers” who had survived Okinawa and repatriated to Korea. The survivors vividly recount their experiences of their compatriots’ murder and about the “comfort women” to the Zainichi Korean female director. The film zeroes in on the murder of Korean “military laborers” and the presence of “comfort women” in Okinawa via testimonies of former Japanese soldiers.
Keywords
okinawa, imperial japan, comfort women, koreans in japan
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa about?
- In the final hours of the Pacific War, Okinawa was the destination for Korean men conscripted as “military laborers” and Korean women taken as “comfort women.” Little is known about the number of casualties or their experiences. In 1989, Park Soonam started to track down the survivors of the Battle of Okinawa to record their testimonies. In 1990, Park visits Korea in search of former “military laborers” who had survived Okinawa and repatriated to Korea. The survivors vividly recount their experiences of their compatriots’ murder and about the “comfort women” to the Zainichi Korean female director. The film zeroes in on the murder of Korean “military laborers” and the presence of “comfort women” in Okinawa via testimonies of former Japanese soldiers.
- Who directed Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa?
- Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa was directed by Park Soo-nam.
- How long is Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa?
- Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa?
- Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa is a Documentary film.
- Where was Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa produced?
- Song of Arirang - Voices from Okinawa was produced in Japan.