The Country I Saw
내가 본 나라
Synopsis
While serving as a journalist in World War 2 for the Imperial Army of Japan, "Takahashi Minoru" (Pak Ki Ju) sees first-hand the impact on Koreans who have had their national identity forcibly taken from them by the Japanese occupation of their country. It's at this time that he adopts a mantra of viewing an incident before writing a newspaper editorial on it. Several years later he once again visits Korea as a war correspondent during the Korean War and takes home with him several more memories that have a great effect upon him as well. Years later he becomes a respected writer and while giving a speech on the Juche system has his perspective challenged by a young man in the auditorium. Having never seen North Korea he realizes that in order to meet his own high standard of journalism he must travel there and see for himself whether his opinion is valid or not.
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- Director
- Choi Eun-hee, Shin Sang-ok, Ko Hak-lim
- Original Score
- So Jong Kon
- Original Title
- 내가 본 나라
- Country of Origin
- North Korea
- Spoken Languages
- Korean
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
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Choi Eun-hee, Shin Sang-ok, Ko Hak-lim
So Jong Kon
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Choi Eun-hee
Director
Shin Sang-ok
Director
Ko Hak-lim
Director
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What is The Country I Saw about?
While serving as a journalist in World War 2 for the Imperial Army of Japan, "Takahashi Minoru" (Pak Ki Ju) sees first-hand the impact on Koreans who have had their national identity forcibly taken from them by the Japanese occupation of their country. It's at this time that he adopts a mantra of viewing an incident before writing a newspaper editorial on it. Several years later he once again visits Korea as a war correspondent during the Korean War and takes home with him several more memories that have a great effect upon him as well. Years later he becomes a respected writer and while giving a speech on the Juche system has his perspective challenged by a young man in the auditorium. Having never seen North Korea he realizes that in order to meet his own high standard of journalism he must travel there and see for himself whether his opinion is valid or not.
Who directed The Country I Saw?
The Country I Saw was directed by Choi Eun-hee, Shin Sang-ok, Ko Hak-lim.
Who stars in The Country I Saw?
The principal cast of The Country I Saw includes Pak Ki Ju, Kim Ryang Rim, Kim Chong-hwa, Yi Yŏng-ho.
When was The Country I Saw released and how long is it?
The Country I Saw was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 1h 31m.
Who composed the musical score for The Country I Saw?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Country I Saw was composed by So Jong Kon.