63 Years On

63 Years On
Directed by Kim Dong-won
Produced by Lee Seung-gu
Written by Kim Ok-young
Starring Jan Ruff O'Herne
Felicidad de los Reyes
Pilar Frias
Wei Shao Lan
Lee Soo-san
Music by Yim Jun-cheol
Cinematography Han Seong-su
Ku-ling Siegel
Edited by Kim Dong-won
Jeong Ji-weon
Release dates
2008
Running time
60 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

63 Years On is a 2008 South Korean documentary film about the comfort women who were enslaved by the Japanese military in stations across Asia during World War II.[1][2]

It won Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2008.[3][4]

Production

The film documents the experiences of the comfort women who were enslaved by the Japanese military in stations across Asia during World War II.

It provides a historical investigation along with interviews with five victims, Jan Ruff O'Herne (Holland), Felicidad de los Reyes (Philippines), Pilar Frias (Philippines), Wei Shao Lan (China) and Lee Soo-san (Korea), who reveal their experiences as survivors of the estimated 200,000 sex slaves from 13 different countries (Korea, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Holland) used by the Japanese military during World War II.[1][5][6][7]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2008 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Documentary Feature Film 63 Years On Won

References

  1. 1 2 D’Sa, Nigel (16 April 2008). "Korean Films Premiering at 9th JIFF". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  2. "63 years on (Unfinished War)". YouTube. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  3. Yi, Ch'ang-ho (20 November 2008). "63 Years On and Good, Bad, and the Weird win international award". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  4. "Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Show". Livingly Media. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  5. Edwards, Russell (12 May 2008). "Review: 63 Years On". Variety. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  6. "63 Years On (2008)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  7. "63 Award-winning director Kim Dong Won screens 63 Years On". Brandeis University. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

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