7.2.13

[News] "Our Homeland" Wins 3 Awards in Japan.

Japanese actor Arata (left), Japanese actress Sakura Ando (center) and Korean director-actor Yang Ik-jun (right) in award-winning film `Our Homeland.` [Mirovision]
Japanese actor Arata (left), Japanese actress Sakura Ando (center) and Korean director-actor Yang Ik-jun (right) in award-winning film "Our Homeland." [Mirovision]


[News] "Our Homeland" Wins 3 Awards in Japan.
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Second-generation Korean-Japanese director Yonghi Yang has been awarded the Best screenplay award for her film "Our Homeland" at the 64th Yomiuri Prize for Literature on February 1st. 

"Our Homeland" has so far won three screenplay awards in Japan. It was given the Best Screenplay Award at the 67th Mainichi Film Award and the 15th Kikushima Ryuzo Award from the Writers Guild of Japan.

The film`s excellence was also recognized at the 55th Blue Ribbon Awards where it was given Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Actress awards.

Director Yang said, “The continuous win is overwhelming. The story has been on my mind for more than 10 years, and it was reborn as a 100-minute film, thanks to the passion of production staff and actors.”

"Our Homeland" is an autobiographical film about the director herself and her brother who visits Japan from North Korea after being away for 25 yeas. The film stars Sakura Ando of "Ain`t No Tomorrow," Arata of "Air Doll" and Korean director Yang Ik-jun of "Breathless" plays a North Korean agent.

The film won the International Confederation of Art Cinemas Award at 2012 Berlin International Film Festival and was screened at 16 different international film festivals in 15 countries.  "Our Homeland" is set to be released in Korea on March 7.


Korean director-actor Yang Ik-jun (right) in award-winning film `Our Homeland.` [Mirovision]
Korean director-actor Yang Ik-jun (right) in award-winning film "Our Homeland." [Mirovision]

Second-generation Korean-Japanese director Yonghi Yang, who won the International Confederation of Art Cinemas Award at 2012 Berlin International Film Festival. [Mirovision]
Second-generation Korean-Japanese director Yonghi Yang, who won the International Confederation of Art Cinemas Award at 2012 Berlin International Film Festival. [Mirovision]

Japanese actor Arata (top), Korean director-actor Yang Ik-jun (center) and Japanese actress Sakura Ando (bottom) in the international poster of `Our Homeland.` [Mirovision]
Japanese actor Arata (top), Korean director-actor Yang Ik-jun (center) and Japanese actress Sakura Ando (bottom) in the international poster of "Our Homeland." [Mirovision]

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