Herstory (Korean: 허스토리; RR: Heoseutori) is a 2018 South Korean drama film directed by Min Kyu-dong. Based on the real-life story of the trials that took place in Shimonoseki in the 1990s, the film follows a group of Busan-based women who engaged in a court case against the Japanese government to highlight the ordeals of Korean women who were forced into sexual slavery as comfort women by the Japanese military during World War II.[2][3]
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Hangul | 허스토리 |
Revised Romanization | Heoseutori |
Directed by | Min Kyu-dong |
Written by | Jung Gyeo-woon Min Kyu-dong Seo Hye-rim |
Produced by | Min Jin-soo Park Ja-myung |
Starring | Kim Hee-ae Kim Hae-sook Ye Soo-jung Moon Sook Lee Yong-nyeo |
Cinematography | Park Jung-hoon |
Edited by | Jeong Ji-eun |
Music by | Kim Jun-seong |
Production company | Soo Film |
Distributed by | Next Entertainment World |
Release date |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Languages | Korean Japanese |
Box office | US$2.2 million[1] |
The film was released in theaters on June 27, 2018.[4]
Cast
edit- Kim Hee-ae as Moon Jung-sook
- Kim Hae-sook as Bae Jung-gil
- Ye Soo-jung as Park Soon-nyeo
- Moon Sook as Seo Gwi-soon
- Lee Yong-nyeo as Lee Ok-joo
- Kim Sun-young as President Shin
- Kim Jun-han as Lee Sang-il
- Lee Yong-lee as Yoo So-deuk
- Jung In-gi as Choi
- Choi Byung-mo as Soon-mo
- Lee Seol as Hye-soo
- Lee Ji-ha as Director
- Kim In-woo as Presiding judge
- Yokouchi Hiroki as Japanese prosecutor
- Park Myung-shin as Jung Dae-hyeob
- Lee Ji-ha as President Lee
- Tasuku Yamanouchi as Consulate officer Abe
- Kim Lee-woo as Lawyer Hashimoto Shinobu
- Ri Min as Taxi driver 1
- Son Kang-gook as Nanjing guide
- Oh Chang-kyung as Taxi driver 2
- Kim Hye-joon as Hye-soo's companion
- Lee Yoo-young as Ryu Seon-yeong (cameo)
- Han Ji-min as Teacher (cameo)
- Song Young-chang as Busan mayor (cameo)
- Jin Seon-kyu as Photographer (voice cameo)
- Park Jung-ja as Mrs. Hong (special appearance)
- Ahn Se-ha as Taxi driver 3 (special appearance)
- Jeong Ha-dam as Rental apartment newlywed bride (special appearance)
- Kim Yong-shin as Radio TV announcer (voice cameo)
Awards and nominations
editAward ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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27th Buil Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hee-ae | Won | [5] |
Best Supporting Actress | Kim Sun-young | Won | ||
Best New Actor | Kim Jun-han | Nominated | ||
55th Grand Bell Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hae-sook | Nominated | [6] |
Best Supporting Actress | Kim Sun-young | Nominated | ||
2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hee-ae | Nominated | [7] |
6th Marie Claire Asia Star Awards | Actress of the Year | Won | ||
Kim Hae-sook | Won | |||
38th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Top 11 Films | Herstory | Won | [8] |
39th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Director | Min Kyu-dong | Nominated | [9] |
Best Leading Actress | Kim Hee-ae | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actress | Kim Sun-young | Nominated | ||
18th Director's Cut Awards | Special Film Awards | Herstory | Won | |
55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hee-ae | Nominated | [10] |
2nd Korea China International Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Kim Jun-han | Won | ||
24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best Actress | Kim Hee-ae | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress | Kim Sun-young | Nominated | ||
Best New Actor | Kim Jun-han | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Herstory (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Korea's Contents Panda sells 'Herstory' to Well Go USA". Screen. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "Review: HERSTORY Foregrounds Sensational Cast in Best Comfort Women Tale Yet (by a Margin)". ScreenAnarchy. 14 August 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ "HERSTORY Received Global Summons". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ [23회 부산국제영화제] 부일영화상. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). 20 September 2018.
- ^ 제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트. Seoul Sports (in Korean). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ ‘제2회 더 서울어워즈’ 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개. iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
- ^ [공식]이성민·한지민 '영평상' 남녀주연상…'1987' 작품상. Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 22, 2018.
- ^ 청룡영화상 후보 발표, ‘1987’ 최다·‘공작’도 9개부문 후보. Newsen (in Korean). November 1, 2018.
- ^ '미쓰백'부터 '버닝'까지…백상 영화부문 후보 공개 (in Korean). jTBC News. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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