SEOUL, South Korea — The second season of “Pachinko,” opening Friday, delicately captures the plight of ethnic Koreans brought to Japan during colonial rule and their descendants, exploring themes of home and identity through several generations. In one episode, a Japanese worker at a wartime Nagasaki factory refers to his Korean colleagues as “roaches” that “keep multiplying.” Decades later, Sunja’s …
Pachinko, the Apple TV+ series adapted from Min Jin Lee’s novel, is the rare story tackling the impact of Japanese colonial policies on Korean identity. Yet, as the opening of Pachinko states, “the People endured.” Told through the lens of a single family over four generations across 70 years, this story, adapted by Soo Hugh, captures how Japanese imperial ambition …
As a fan of "Pachinko," the internationally acclaimed novel by Min Jin Lee, I closely followed news of its adaptation and eagerly awaited to see how the main character, Sunja, would be brought to life on the screen. In the first few episodes of the show alone, we see three different versions of Sunja — Sunja as a precocious only …
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