Love, war and prejudice will be portrayed in Pachinko, an original drama on Apple TV+. T he first three episodes were released on March 25, 2022, followed by weekly premieres every Friday until April 29. The first season will have eight episodes.
The series invites us to enter the life of Sunja, the daughter of a fisherman who falls in love with a millionaire man who promises to see the world, without telling him that he is actually married and has a dangerous relationship with the Japanese mafia 'The Yakuza'. In itself, this sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a family of Korean immigrants, over four generations, as they leave their homeland in the indomitable quest to survive and prosper.
Based on the 2017 novel, considered one of the best sellers by The New York Times, which bears the same name Pachinko, written by Lee Min-jin (South Korean-American author). Starring Soji Arai (Mozasu), Jin Ha (Solomon), Inji Jeong (Yangjin), Min-Ha Kim (the teenager Sunja), Lee Min-Ho (Hansu), Kaho Minami (Etsuko), Steve Sanghyun Noh (Isak), Anna Sawai (Naomi), Junwoo Han (Yoseb), Eun Chae Jung (Young Kyunghee), Jimmy Simpson, (Tom Andrews), Yu-na Jeon (young Sunja) and Youn Yuh-Jung (74), the first Korean and second Asian woman to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, for Minari, in the role of older Sunja.
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1. Pachinko in Korean means “game system very similar to that of pinballs. They combine a modern video system with the classic pinball.”
2. In an interview Le Min Ho revealed that he was nervous to audition for Pachinko, since, for a long time, the actor did not have to participate in auditions for his characters, since the scripts reached his hands and he only chose. However, as Pachinko was an international project, Lee Min-Ho competed with other actors to finally get the role of Hansu.
3. Pachinko is the first Korean production to be produced in collaboration with Apple TV, so Lee Min-Ho and Min-ha Kim could be said to be the pioneers in this field.
4. In the book, Sunja's story is quite extensive, which made it speculate that the 8 episodes announced would be insufficient for the entire adaptation, so executive producer Soo-Hugh.
5. Pachinko will feature sexual sequence, foul language and more content for older people.
6. Regarding the protagonists, Lee Min-Ho is the most influential actor in South Korea and on instagram; while Min-ha Kim is a practically new face in the Korean industry (her filmography includes supporting roles in some K-Dramas such as School 2017 and Partner for Justice).
7. It is the first American production Trilingual: Korean, Japanese and English.
8. As for the book of the same name on which the series was based, Barack Obama described it as “A powerful story about resilience and compassion.” The former president read the novel on the advice of one of his employees.
9. The relationship of Korean actors' Zainichi ', was this the nickname received by Koreans forced to emigrate to Japan to replace Japanese citizens at war during the Japanese occupation in Korea.
10. Apple TV produced the series with a budget of more than 100 million dollars, making it one of the most expensive Asian series in history.
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