The resulting interviews with these first-generation women offer a glimpse into that period not found in history books. The eight-episode season, which chronicles how Japanese colonialism shapes the lives of Sunja and her descendants, ends with documentary footage of real-life Sunjas – Korean women who moved to Japan between 19 and remained there after World War II. That reality makes the final minutes of the season especially remarkable. But though its themes are universal, “Pachinko” is rooted in a specific history, a critical chapter of which is at risk of vanishing.
It’s a sweeping tale of immigrant resilience, of identity and belonging, of historical trauma that echoes through generations. At the center of “ Pachinko,” the Apple TV+ adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s epic novel, is a character named Sunja – a woman born in Japanese-occupied Korea who leaves her homeland for the imperial country in the early 20th century.
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