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Pachinko (2022)

Poster for Pachinko

Within us all lies the courage to change our destiny.

Follow the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant family beginning with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell the unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning.

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Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Youn Yuh-jung
    Older Sunja Youn Yuh-jung
  • Profile picture of Soji Arai
    Mozasu Soji Arai
  • Profile picture of Jin Ha
    Solomon Jin Ha
  • Profile picture of Jung Eun-chae
    Young Kyunghee Jung Eun-chae
  • Profile picture of Kim Min-ha
    Sunja Kim Min-ha
  • Profile picture of Jeong In-ji
    Yangjin Jeong In-ji
  • Profile picture of Kim Sung-kyu
    Mr. Kim Changho Kim Sung-kyu
  • Profile picture of Lee Min-ho
    Hansu Lee Min-ho

Videos

Poster for Season 2

Season 2

2024

8 episodes

Season 2 of Pachinko premiered on August 22, 2024

In season two, parallel stories pick up in Osaka in 1945, where Sunja is forced to make dangerous decisions for her family’s survival during World War II, and in Tokyo in 1989, where Solomon explores new, humble beginnings.

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Keywords

  • gambling
  • based on novel or book
  • immigrant
  • family history
  • osaka, japan
  • east asian lead
  • immigrant family
  • korean american
  • busan, south korea
  • japanese occupation of korea
  • zainichi
  • korean
  • family chronicle