Pachinko 2
파친코 시즌 2
“The Joy Luck Club meets Roots, now in wartime Osaka”
In season two, parallel stories pick up in Osaka in 1945, where Sunja is forced to make dangerous decisions for her family’s survival during World War II, and in Tokyo in 1989, where Solomon explores new, humble beginnings.
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 second chapter as rich and patient as the first.
✓Readers of the novel, fans of multi-generational family epics, viewers who like trilingual, novelistic television
✗Two timelines and a deliberate pace are not for you
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What is it really about
The family survived colonial Korea; now it has to survive the war from the wrong side of it. In 1945 a mother is forced into dangerous choices to keep her children alive, and in 1989 her grandson learns what starting from nothing actually costs.
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