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Bringing 'Pachinko' from page to the screen

It's Been a Minute

English - March 29, 2022 04:10 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratings
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Elise Hu chats with Soo Hugh, writer and showrunner of the much anticipated series Pachinko, based on the 2017 novel by Min Jin Lee. It's the epic story of a family through four generations across the 20th century, all about their lives as Zainichi Koreans in Japan. In this chat, Hugh talks about what it was like to bring the beloved book to screen, what she's is doing to support Asian American creators coming up behind her, and why this story resonates with people of all backgrounds.

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