Spirits' Homecoming

Spirits’ Homecoming
Poster
Hangul
귀향
Directed byCho Jung-rae
Screenplay byCho Jung-rae
Production
company
Jo Entertainment
Distributed byWAW Pictures
Release date
  • February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)
Running time
127 minutes[1]
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$24.3 million[2]

Spirits’ Homecoming (Korean: 귀향) is a 2016 South Korean period drama film written and directed by Cho Jung-rae.[1][3] It was released in South Korea on February 24, 2016.[1][4][5][6][7] Production of the film was halted several times due to financial issues, but was revived with additional 75,200 people contributing to the production fund. The screening date was delayed due to the lack of theaters willing to show the film. However, people bought tickets in advance and issued petitions for the movie to be screened in more cinemas.[8] The first screening was March 1, the Anniversary of the Samil Independence Movement.

Plot

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.

Young-hee, Jung-min, and the others may only use Japanese, as speaking other languages is punishable. The girls are each given a tiny room with a bed in a brothel, with an endless flow of soldiers staying for 10 minutes each. The servicemen mistreat and beat them. Many have sadistic tendencies. Some of the girls and women are unable to cope with the constant rape and beatings, and lose their sanity. One of the soldiers treats Jung-min well and gives her a map. Jung-min, Young-hee, and four others plan an escape. However, one of them gets lost in the dark. The Japanese catch her and severely beat her. Jung-min and Young-hee witness this from a hideout and decide to return so the other girls won't be killed. During the night, Japanese soldiers torture the comfort women. In the morning they order the escapee, the one who became insane, and several injured women into a lorry, promising medical treatment in a bigger camp. However, the servicemen kill them and burn their corpses.

China and the Soviet Union start a counter-attack. The Japanese decide to kill all the comfort women and burn the corpses in an incinerator. Jung-min gives Young-hee her personal talisman and asks her to obey the orders, but the girls are saved by Korean Guerillas.

Young-hee and Jung-min escape the massacre hand in hand. As they walk through tall grass, a wounded Japanese soldier tries to kill them with his sword. Guerillas shoot the soldier and take the girls along, but the dying soldier shoots Jung-min. Young-hee returns home and lives a long life.

The secondary plotline follows an elderly woman and former comfort woman. She sews talismans for sale and does not want to remember those days. As other former comfort women begin to speak up, she decides to go public with her story. She visits a government office, but the officials mistreat her and express disgust towards the victims. The former comfort woman makes friends with her old shaman friend's young disciple, a medium who is able to channel spirits of the dead. The old woman asks the girl to call her 'Grandmother'. They visit her hometown together, although 'Grandmother' becomes upset as everything she remembers has changed. The young disciple channels the spirit of Jung-min, and elderly Young-hee experiences the events of her adolescence again. The disciple conducts a homecoming ritual for the spirits of comfort women killed by the Japanese. The spirit of Jung-min returns to her parents' house and the family shares a simple feast.

Cast

  • Kang Ha-na as Jung-min
  • Choi Ri as Eun-kyung
  • Son Sook as Young-ok (Young-hee)
  • Seo Mi-ji as Young-hee
  • Oh Ji-hye as Jung-min's mother
  • Baek Su-ryun as Song-hee
  • Cha Soon-hyeong as Yoshimi
  • Hong Sena
  • Jung In-gi as Jung-min's father
  • Nam Sang-ji as Zhao Fei

Background

The director, Cho Jung-rae got the inspiration for the movie from a painting by Kang Il-chul.[9] As a young girl, she was abused by the Japanese soldiers as a 'Comfort Woman'. The drawing shows a situation she has experienced herself: Japanese soldiers pull the 'Comfort Women' who are suffering from diseases or weaknesses to the incinerator and shoot them. The soldiers then set the dead bodies on fire to destroy any proof of what they have done to the girls. Kang Il-chul drew the picture during a psychological treatment session. Through his movie, director Cho Jung-rae wants to reach the 'Comfort Women' who cannot go back to their hometowns and wants to console the damaged memories of the old 'Comfort Women'.

Release

Reception

The film was number-one on its opening weekend in South Korea, with US$6.4 million.[3]

Hug-together campaign

Jo entertainment, the production company of the movie, is advertising the 'Hug-Together Campaign'. This campaign is held to cure the hurt and mental pain of former 'Comfort Women' by giving a warm and big hug. It is also pertinent to the modern people who suffer in their lives, work hard and have a wounded heart that needs a warm embrace.[10]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016
 21st Chunsa Film Art Awards People's Choice Most Popular Film Award
Spirits’ Homecoming
 Won
3rd Korean Film Producers Association Awards Best Creative Thinking Won
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Actress
Kang Ha-na
 Nominated
36th Korea Golden Cinema Film Festival Best Cinematography (Rookie Award)
Kim Sang-hyup
 Won
Best New Director
Cho Jung-rae
 Won
Best New Actress
Seo Mi-ji
 Won
53rd Grand Bell Awards Best Supporting Actress
Son Sook
 Nominated
Best New Actress
Kang Ha-na
 Nominated
Choi Ri
 Nominated
Best New Director
Cho Jung-rae
 Won
New Rising Star Award
Choi Ri
 Won

References

  1. ^ a b c "Spirits' Homecoming (Movie - 2015)". HanCinema. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Spirits' Homecoming (2016)". Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
  3. ^ a b Tartaglione, Nancy (February 28, 2016). "'Deadpool' Crosses $600M Global; 'Gods Of Egypt' Bow To $24.2M; 'Zootopia' Hops With $30M 3rd Frame – Intl B.O." Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Spirits' Homecoming (2016)". koreantimes.co.kr
  5. ^ "Spirits' Homecoming (2016)". reuters.com
  6. ^ "Spirits' Homecoming (2016)" Archived 2018-06-28 at the Wayback Machine. world.kbs.co.kr
  7. ^ "Spirits' Homecoming (2016)". english.yonhapnews.co.kr
  8. ^ "Going to see "Spirits' Homecoming" becoming much more than just a trip to the movies". The Hankyoreh. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  9. ^ "Spirits' Homecoming accumulates 1.7 million views". eng.ajunews.com. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  10. ^ "귀향 동영상". movie.naver.com. Retrieved 2016-03-15.

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