Upon the annexation, Korea faced a forced colonial period for 35 years, during which Japan mercilessly assimilated Japanese culture into Koreans and took away their abundant natural resources and raw materials. In 1910, Korea was formally annexed as part of Japan’s growing Pacific empire. In contrast to the novel that chronologically flowed from the early to late 1900s, the drama jumps between different time periods, simultaneously introducing the story of first-generation and third-generation Koreans in each episode. Rather than focusing on broader historical events like World War ll, the drama series provides an insight into how Japan’s domination of Korea shaped the lives of ordinary Korean families. It is a story of resilience across multiple generations of Koreans as they endured Japan’s savage and dehumanizing treatments during the colonial period. Starring Yuh-Jung Youn, Lee Minho and Minha Kim, Pachinko is a historical saga that showcases Sunja and her descendants’ living as foreigners in 20th century Japan. “Pachinko,” Min Jin Lee’s best-selling novel series, was recently adapted as an eight-episode Apple TV drama series.
But that does not mean the struggles these people went through were insignificant. History books rarely address the lives of everyday people.
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