![]() ![]() It’s the resounding tale of endurance and perseverance. But at heart, this show is not a show about tragedy and loss. Because of this, I can identify with some of these characters’ feelings of displacement, rootlessness, homelessness. I came to America when I was one year old. ![]() The wonders of a story like this is that it manages to retain the specificity of this one Zainichi family without reducing their experiences while also at the same time speaking to the universal language of hopes and dreams. It definitely resonates with people all over the world who’ve had similar experiences, sorrows, and hardships. In an unfamiliar land, a narrative about humanity, identity, and acceptance. But it’s how you take life’s exigencies - with grace or cowardice, humility or shame - that determine ultimately what kind of player you are. Even though you know the odds are against you, you have no choice but to play this game of life. What does the title Pachinko, which is a gambling game to my knowledge, mean metaphorically?Īs in the novel, the game serves as such a fitting metaphor for the lives of our characters. I fell in love with the characters and wanted to live with them for some time. They both reminded me so much of people in my family, while also feeling completely original in their own forms. But the real reason I wanted to do my adaptation was because of the characters. It was brave in its storytelling of a history that’s so little-known to much of this world. Despite the hurdles, there must have been something really heart-warming about this novel that moved you and led you to decide to make it into a series. Needless to say, it makes things more difficult. Period pieces are notoriously challenging, and this one is no exception, as it follows three generations across multiple timelines. Thanks to Soo Hugh - the writer, producer, and showrunner - we get an insight into this in this exclusive interview with Rolling Stone India. ![]() For days, it piqued my interest to know what went on behind the scenes, and the thoughts and emotions that helped this show flourish. Pachinko is one of the most emotional stories anchored in truth, with a lot of wow factors and a brilliant portrayal of a tale that transcends time and borders. It occurs to me that condensing a 500-page novel into a series of eight episodes can take quite an effort, and now that I see it on screen, I believe there couldn’t have been a better visualization. Min Jin Lee’s brainchild, Pachinko, was a staggering success, and now its drama adaptation, the Apple TV+ original, is being hailed as one of the finest shows this year. ![]()
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