Trailer and poster added for Apple TV+ drama series “Pachinko” starring Youn Yuh-Jung & Lee Min-Ho. The drama series is based on 2017 novel “Pachinko” by Lee Min-Jin. The trailer begins with Kim Sun-Ja’s (Youn Yuh-Jung) story in the early 1900’s of South Korea and connects to her grandson Baek Solomon’s (Jin Ha) story in the 1980’s.
“Pachinko” streams from March 25, 2022 on Apple TV+.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Kim Sun-Ja was born and raised in Busan, Korea, when Korea was under Japanese rule. She fell in love with a man named Koh Han-Su. When she learned that Koh Han-Su was married to another woman, she was already pregnant. She is devastated by her situation. A church priest named Baek Isak saves her by marrying her. She and Baek Isak then move to Japan. There, she gives birth to her child. Life for Koreans living in Japan at that time was not easy. As they experience contempt and discrimination at times, they struggle to survive.
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