Pachinko
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Pachinko

Min Jin Lee2023
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Yeongdo, Korea, 1911. Teenaged Sunja, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman, falls for a wealthy yakuza. He promises her the world, but when she discovers she's pregnant - and that her lover is married - she refuses to be bought. Facing ruin, she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle minister passing through on his way to Japan. Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country where she has no friends Sunja will be forced to make some difficult choices. Her decisions will echo through the decades. Spanning nearly 100 years of history, Pachinko is an unforgettable story of love, sacrifice, ambition and loyalty told through four generations of one family.

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DarianneFeb 9, 2026
5 stars
Powerful
Contemplative
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