Herstory (Korean허스토리; RRHeoseutori) 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]

Herstory
Poster
Hangul
허스토리
Revised RomanizationHeoseutori
Directed byMin Kyu-dong
Written byJung Gyeo-woon
Min Kyu-dong
Seo Hye-rim
Produced byMin Jin-soo
Park Ja-myung
StarringKim Hee-ae
Kim Hae-sook
Ye Soo-jung
Moon Sook
Lee Yong-nyeo
CinematographyPark Jung-hoon
Edited byJeong Ji-eun
Music byKim Jun-seong
Production
company
Soo Film
Distributed byNext Entertainment World
Release date
  • June 27, 2018 (2018-06-27)
Running time
121 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguagesKorean
Japanese
Box officeUS$2.2 million[1]

The film was released in theaters on June 27, 2018.[4]

Cast

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  • 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

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Award ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
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

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  1. ^ "Herstory (2018)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Korea's Contents Panda sells 'Herstory' to Well Go USA". Screen. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "Review: HERSTORY Foregrounds Sensational Cast in Best Comfort Women Tale Yet (by a Margin)". ScreenAnarchy. 14 August 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "HERSTORY Received Global Summons". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  5. ^ [23회 부산국제영화제] 부일영화상. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ 제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트. Seoul Sports (in Korean). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  7. ^ ‘제2회 더 서울어워즈’ 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개. iMBC (in Korean). September 28, 2018.
  8. ^ [공식]이성민·한지민 '영평상' 남녀주연상…'1987' 작품상. Sports Chosun (in Korean). October 22, 2018.
  9. ^ 청룡영화상 후보 발표, ‘1987’ 최다·‘공작’도 9개부문 후보. Newsen (in Korean). November 1, 2018.
  10. ^ '미쓰백'부터 '버닝'까지…백상 영화부문 후보 공개 (in Korean). jTBC News. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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