Sungwoong KIM 金聖雄
Arirang Rhapsody
アリラン ラプソディ〜海を越えたハルモニたち〜
Nippon Docs ¾
During and after the Japanese colonial rule between 1910 and 1945, numerous Koreans were resettled as forced laborers or emigrated to Japan, where they had to live under adverse conditions and face discrimination. Documentary filmmaker Sungwoong KIM, himself of Korean descent, focuses on the hardships that the women from these generations had to endure.
アリラン ラプソディ〜海を越えたハルモニたち〜
Ariran rapusodi〜Umi o koeta harumonitachi〜
Japan 2023
125 minutes
World sales
Kimoon Film
About Sungwoong KIM
金聖雄
Sungwoong KIM was born in Osaka in 1963. After graduating from Osaka Gakuin University, he gained experience as an assistant photographer and assistant director in Tokyo. In 1993, he started making his own documentaries, PR films, and TV programs. He has won several awards, including the Mainichi Film Award for Best Documentary Film for SAYAMA: UNTIL THE INVISIBLE HANDCUFFS ARE REMOVED in 2013. For MY ANNIVERSARIES (2022 / NC ’23), he received the NIPPON DOCS AWARD 2023.