Five women, including a Korean sex worker and a professor, confront the legacy of comfort women and the struggle for recognition in Japan.
Synopsis
Five women, including a Korean sex worker and a professor, confront the legacy of comfort women and the struggle for recognition in Japan.
Synopsis
Yonhee, a Korean sex worker, travels to Japan to connect with fellow workers. In Kyoto, YAMASITA Youngae delivers a lecture on the exclusion of former prostitutes from the comfort women justice movement. Meanwhile, Korean professor PARK Yu-ha faces a lawsuit from former comfort women over her book, Comfort Women of the Empire. KAWADA Fumiko recounts the story of BAE Bonki, a Korean comfort woman in Okinawa. The film addresses the narratives of those marginalized in historical accounts.
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Why Watch
- Meet Yonhee, a Korean sex worker in Japan.
- See YAMASITA Youngae's lecture on comfort women.
- Find out why PARK Yu-ha is sued for her book.
Did You Know
- Yonhee, a Korean sex worker, travels to Japan for solidarity in 2015.
- YAMASITA Youngae gives a lecture in Kyoto about comfort women.
- PARK Yu-ha is sued by former comfort women over her 2015 book.
- BAE Bonki's story as a comfort woman in Okinawa is featured.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is YAMASITA Youngae?
YAMASITA Youngae is a speaker who travels to Kyoto to give a lecture on the exclusion of former prostitutes-turned-comfort women from the justice movement for comfort women.
What is the title of PARK Yu-ha's controversial book?
PARK Yu-ha's book is titled 'Comfort Women of the Empire'.
Who is BAE Bonki?
BAE Bonki is a Korean who worked as a comfort woman in Okinawa, and her story is told by reportage writer KAWADA Fumiko.
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