SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Films: Spirits' Homecoming

»Spirits’ Homecoming (Korean: 귀향) is a 2016 South Korean period drama film written and directed by Cho Jung-rae. It was released in South Korea on February 24, 2016. (...)
In 1943 during the Japanese occupation of Korea, 14-year old Jung-min's family lives in poverty, but are happy, while 16-year old Young-hee has to take care of her younger brothers after their parents died during the war. One day, Japanese soldiers forcibly take the two girls from their homes, giving them just minutes to say goodbye and pack their clothes. They ship the girls to Manchuria in livestock wagons and use them as comfort women (pejoratively referred to in South Korea as 'Homecoming Women'), forcing them to give sexual services to soldiers of the Imperial Army.« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century, 21^st Century | II. Geographical Index: Asian History: Japanese History, Korean History | III. Topical Index: Types: Purpose: "Comfort Women" System; Wartime Sexual Violence: Asia-Pacific War

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Hyo-won, Lee. Rise of South Korean ‘Comfort Women’ Films as Mainstream Entertainment in the 2010s. Master’s Thesis, Seoul National University, 2024.

[Info] Joo, You-Shin. »Writing a History Through Cinema: A Focus on Two 'Comfort Women' Films.« Korean Film and History. Edited by Hyunseon Lee. London 2023: 52-65.

II. Speaker Index