Pachinko
파친코
“A multi-generational immigrant epic told in three languages”
This sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
Youn Yuh-jung
as Older Sunja · LEAD
Youn Yuh-jung
Older Sunja
Soji Arai
as Mozasu · LEAD
Soji Arai
Mozasu
Jin Ha
as Solomon · SUPPORTING
Jin Ha
Solomon
Jung Eun-chae
as Young Kyunghee · SUPPORTING
Jung Eun-chae
Young Kyunghee
Kim Min-ha
as Sunja · SUPPORTING
Kim Min-ha
Sunja
Jeong In-ji
as Yangjin · SUPPORTING
Jeong In-ji
Yangjin
Kim Sung-kyu
as Mr. Kim Changho · SUPPORTING
Kim Sung-kyu
Mr. Kim Changho
Lee Min-ho
as Hansu · SUPPORTING
Lee Min-ho
Hansu
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Quick verdict
Should you watch?
A prestige, awards-caliber epic about Korean identity and diaspora.
✓Fans of literary historical drama, When Life Gives You Tangerines, and multigenerational sagas
✗You want fast pacing or dislike non-linear, subtitle-heavy multilingual storytelling
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What is it really about
Beginning with a peasant girl in Japanese-occupied Korea and tracing her descendants into 1980s Osaka and Tokyo, this is a story about survival, identity and what is passed down. Prestige historical drama with a sweeping emotional core.
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