A Woman Being in Asia

아시아에서 여성으로 산다는 것

Directed by Byun Young-joo (변영주)

1993•59 min
Topic
Justice
Language
Korean
Featured in
Activist Cinema

Synopsis

This documentary is an "Asian report" on so-called international prostitution. The subject matter of parasitic tourism in Jeju Island in Korea is focused on, and it is said that international prostitution in Asia has a relationship between countries, focusing on Thailand and Japan, and that it is not only a problem between countries biased by the flow of capital, but also in the context of "sexual culture" with long roots. In the second half, the question is what is the alternative and what is the boundary between prostitution and non-prostitution in the current situation that is considered to be like "ghetto" because it is separated from the life of the general public.

Footnote

  1. First

    Byun Young-joo's documentary debut on sex tourism in Jeju directly led her to the trilogy on survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery that began with The Murmuring

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