63 Years On

63 Years On (Korean: 끝나지 않은 전쟁, lit. 'An unending war') 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]

63 Years On
Hangul
끝나지 않은 전쟁
Directed byKim Dong-won
Written byKim Ok-young
Produced byLee Seung-gu
StarringJan Ruff O'Herne
Felicidad de los Reyes
Pilar Frias
Wei Shao Lan
Lee Soo-san
CinematographyHan Seong-su
Ku-ling Siegel
Edited byKim Dong-won
Jeong Ji-weon
Music byYim Jun-cheol
Release date
  • July 2008 (2008-07) (Jeonju)
Running time
60 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

It showed at the 2008 Jeonju International Film Festival,[2][3][4] and went on to win Best Documentary Feature Film at the 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2008.[5][6]

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][7][8][9]

References
  1. D'Sa, Nigel (16 April 2008). "Korean Films Premiering at 9th JIFF". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  2. "63 Years On". Jeonju Intl. Film Festival. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. Rapold, Nicolas. "Jeonju Film Festival 2008". Film Comment. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. Edwards, Russell (12 May 2008). "63 Years On". Variety. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. "Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Show". Livingly Media. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  7. Edwards, Russell (12 May 2008). "Review: 63 Years On". Variety. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  8. "63 Years On (2008)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  9. "63 Award-winning director Kim Dong Won screens 63 Years On". Brandeis University. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2016-01-30.


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