war crimes,comfort women,japanese occupation of korea

Snowy Road (2015)

Poster for Snowy Road

A story of 'Comfort Women' that should not be forgotten

Jong-bun, in her eighties, is one of the last surviving 'Comfort Women' victims forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Army during World War II. Back in 1944, at the end of the Japanese occupation in Korea, Jong-bun was a poor but energetic girl while Young-ae was the smart rich clerk's daughter. One day, Jong-bun gets abducted and finds herself on a train for Manchuria. To her surprise, she also finds Young-ae on the train facing the same fate to become a comfort woman. Jong-bun and Young-ae help each other go through the living hell and as the war comes to an end, they finally escape from the comfort women camp, only to face two different paths of life. Decades later, Jong-bun helps out a teenaged girl who is disoriented in life, reminded of her own painful past.

Cast & Crew

Director
Lee Na-jeong
  • Profile picture of Kim Hyang-gi
    Young Jong-bun Kim Hyang-gi
  • Profile picture of Kim Sae-ron
    Young-ae Kim Sae-ron
  • Profile picture of Kim Yeong-ok
    Jong-bun Kim Yeong-ok
  • Profile picture of Cho Soo-hyang
    Eun-su Cho Soo-hyang
  • Profile picture of Seo Young-joo
    Young-ju Seo Young-joo
  • Profile picture of Jang Young-nam
    Jong-bun's Mother Jang Young-nam
  • Profile picture of Lee Seung-yeon
    Yun-ok Lee Seung-yeon
  • Profile picture of Lee Hak-ju
    Child Soldier Lee Hak-ju

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Keywords

  • war crimes
  • comfort women
  • japanese occupation of korea