# Dear Pyongyang

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{{Short description|2005 Japanese documentary}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Dear Pyongyang
| image          = Dear Pyongyang film poster.jpg
| caption        = South Korean theatrical poster
| director       = Yang Young-hee (South Korea) <br /> [Yang Yong-hi](/source/Yang_Yong-hi) (Japan)
| producer       = Inaba Toshiya
| writer         = 
| narrator       = 
| starring       = 
| music          = 
| cinematography = 
| editing        = Nakaushi Akane
| distributor    = Cheon, Inc.
| released       = {{Film date|2005|10||[PiFan](/source/Puchon_International_Fantastic_Film_Festival)|2006|08|26|Japan}}
| runtime        = 107 minutes
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese<br />Korean
| budget         = 
|native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^디어 ^평양}}
}}
'''''Dear Pyongyang''''' ({{Korean|hangul=디어 평양}}) is a documentary film by [Zainichi Korean](/source/Zainichi_Korean) director [Yang Yong-hi](/source/Yang_Yong-hi) about her family. It was shot in both Yang's hometown of [Osaka](/source/Osaka), [Japan](/source/Japan), and [Pyongyang](/source/Pyongyang), North Korea. The film has both Korean and Japanese dialogue with subtitles. The US release has Korean and Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.<ref name="Koehler">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117929341.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|date=2006-02-23|title=Dear Pyongyang|last=Koehler|first=Robert|accessdate=2007-03-20|magazine=Variety}}</ref><ref name="Yang">{{cite book|title=ディア・ピョンヤン―家族は離れたらアカンのや|last=Yang|first=Yong-hi|date=August 2006|isbn=486193057X|publisher=Artone}}</ref> In August 2006, Yang released a book in Japanese under the same title expanding on the themes she explored in the film.<ref name="Yang" />

== Story ==
In the 1970s, Yang's father, an ardent [communist](/source/communist) and leader of the pro-North movement in Japan, sent his three sons from [Japan](/source/Japan) to North Korea under a [repatriation campaign](/source/Zainichi_Korean) sponsored by ethnic activist organisation and de facto North Korean embassy [Chongryon](/source/Chongryon). As the only daughter, Yang remained in Japan. However, as the economic situation in the North deteriorated, the brothers became increasingly dependent for survival on the care packages sent by their parents. The film shows Yang's visits to her brothers in [Pyongyang](/source/Pyongyang), as well as conversations with her father about his ideological views and his regrets over breaking up his family.<ref name=Kim>{{cite news|url=http://koreapop.com/webzine.pfm?mode=review&num=224&code=review|publisher=[The Korea Times](/source/The_Korea_Times)|date=2006-11-24|accessdate=2007-03-20|last=Kim|first=Tae-jong|title='Dear Pyongyang' for Dear Dad}}{{registration required}}</ref>

== Film festivals ==
* [Sundance Film Festival](/source/Sundance_Film_Festival), 2006<ref name=Koehler/>
* [Pusan International Film Festival](/source/Pusan_International_Film_Festival), 2006<ref name=Koehler/>
* [Berlin International Film Festival](/source/Berlin_International_Film_Festival), 2006<ref name=Koehler/>
* Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, 2021

== References ==
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== External links ==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070331183426/http://www.film.cheon.jp/ 
* {{IMDb title|0492454|Dear Pyongyang}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719194403/http://www.korea-is-one.org/spip.php?article2710 'Dear Pyongyang' builds bridge between life in N. Korea and outside world]}}

Category:2005 films
Category:Japanese documentary films
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Category:2005 Korean-language films
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