There’s a rare emotional intelligence to this deft, heartfelt look at Koreans living in Japan. It’s a methodically observed drama about the agonies of being human
historical epic, filmed in Korean and Japanese and following several generations of a family along two timelines? It sounds like a time investment you might never get around to making, but season two of Pachinko confirms that this show is worth the effort – and that effort is in fact minimal, since drama as deft and heartfelt as this can never be a chore.
Although specifically about Koreans who left home to work in imperial Japan before the second world war and never went back – partly because the Korea they knew ceased to exist – Pachinko is a methodically observed drama about the agonies of being human. Characters eternally try to overcome insuperable circumstances. These include suffering discrimination and being buffeted by political events beyond your control.
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