endow in each swing of your axe or swipe of your pen the sum of your affections, that through me they may be purified and returned. no higher purpose may be found than this,
My daughter was married today. He's a good man. We are very fortunate. Soon, she'll follow her husband to Japan. I don't have much to offer them for a dowry. But a taste of her own country before she leaves home... I would like to give her that.
PACHINKO 파친코
"Chapter Four", 2022┃dir. Justin Chon
Sunja, I made a promise to you once. When you were just a week old, your mom and I, we barely slept. We stayed up night and day to watch over you. That's when I swore to you, as long as you kept breathing, I would do anything to keep the ugliness of the world from touching you. I'm going to keep that promise.
You must be tired after the long journey. You're hungry, right? Today, you just eat. I got a special treat to mark this occasion.
"Chapter Five", PACHINKO 파친코
2022┃dir. Justin Chon
DEADLINE: What’s the larger significance of Sunja coming to her own capabilities with her kimchi cart?
E.P. THERESA KANG-LOWE: It’s a cultural touchpoint for her that if she wasn’t Korean, she wouldn’t be able to do that. We all have that in our different cultures but that then becomes a way for her to provide for her family and her source of power. The ending of that definitely I attribute to her being Korean and having the means to provide for her family, but ultimately, it’s about that hopefulness that this family will endure and survive. Kimchi for Asian Americans, Korean Americans is a source of pride. I think it’s so amazing to have kimchi, which is such an iconic Korean part of the cuisine, be the very thing that ultimately allows Sunja to provide for her family, and I think every family in every culture has that.