63 Years On Explained

63 Years On
Native Name:
Hangul:끝나지 않은 전쟁
Producer:Lee Seung-gu
Starring:Jan Ruff O'Herne
Felicidad de los Reyes
Pilar Frias
Wei Shao Lan
Lee Soo-san
Music:Yim Jun-cheol
Cinematography:Han Seong-su
Ku-ling Siegel
Editing:Kim Dong-won
Jeong Ji-weon
Runtime:60 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean

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]

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.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: D'Sa. Nigel. Korean Films Premiering at 9th JIFF. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2016-01-30. 16 April 2008.
  2. Web site: 63 Years On. Jeonju Intl. Film Festival. 9 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Jeonju Film Festival 2008. Film Comment. Nicolas. Rapold. 9 July 2020.
  4. Web site: 63 Years On. Variety. Russell. Edwards. 12 May 2008. 9 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Yi. Ch'ang-ho. 63 Years On and Good, Bad, and the Weird win international award. Korean Film Biz Zone. 2016-01-30. 20 November 2008.
  6. Web site: Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Show. Livingly Media. 2016-01-30. 11 November 2008.
  7. Web site: Edwards. Russell. Review: 63 Years On. Variety. 2016-01-30. 12 May 2008.
  8. Web site: 63 Years On (2008) . Korean Film Biz Zone. 2016-01-30.
  9. Web site: 63 Award-winning director Kim Dong Won screens 63 Years On. Brandeis University. 2016-01-30. 5 March 2008.