Herstory
Herstory
Moon Jeong-suk in the film is a character modeled on Kim Mun-suk. The Kanpu trial went on for an extended period, with proceedings moving between Busan and Shimonoseki. The film’s courtroom dialogue and scenes depicting individual victims do not reproduce the actual trial records verbatim.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
It directly takes the Kwanbu Trial and Kim Moon-sook’s activities from 1992 to 1998 as its subject matter, dramatizing characters and scenes based on the actual lawsuits of 10 victims.
Kwanbu Trial
A damages lawsuit filed by victims of the Japanese military’s sexual slavery system and the Women’s Volunteer Labor Corps at the Shimonoseki District Court in Japan in 1992, and concluded at the Supreme Court of Japan in 2003.
FACT / FICTION
Verification 8
Fact / Fiction verification
8 recordsThe Kwanbu Trial was an actual lawsuit that began in 1992.
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- The victims demanded an apology and compensation from the Japanese government.
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- 관부재판과 끝나지 않은 Herstory웹진 결 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 영화 '허스토리' 실제인물 김문숙 부산정대협 이사장 별세연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '허스토리' 관부재판 실제 사건뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
There were 10 plaintiffs: 3 victims of the Japanese military’s sexual slavery system and 7 victims of the Women’s Volunteer Labor Corps.
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- This is confirmed by official exhibition and news materials.
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- 관부재판과 끝나지 않은 Herstory웹진 결 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 영화 '허스토리' 실제인물 김문숙 부산정대협 이사장 별세연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '허스토리' 관부재판 실제 사건뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Kim Moon-sook was a real women’s rights activist who led the Kwanbu Trial.
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- Her work with the plaintiffs’ group and her support role are confirmed.
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- 관부재판과 끝나지 않은 Herstory웹진 결 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 영화 '허스토리' 실제인물 김문숙 부산정대협 이사장 별세연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Moon Jung-sook in the film is a character modeled on Kim Moon-sook.
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- She is introduced as the real-life protagonist.
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- 영화 '허스토리' 실제인물 김문숙 부산정대협 이사장 별세연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
In 1998, the Shimonoseki first-instance ruling partly recognized the Japanese government’s responsibility and ordered it to pay compensation.
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- This is confirmed by archives and news reports.
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- 1998년 4월 시모노세키 판결전쟁과여성인권박물관 아카이브 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- '허스토리' 관부재판 실제 사건뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The Kwanbu Trial proceeded over a long period, with travel between Busan and Shimonoseki.
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- The process from 1992 through the first-instance ruling in 1998 is central.
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- 관부재판과 끝나지 않은 Herstory웹진 결 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- '허스토리' 관부재판 실제 사건뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The film’s courtroom dialogue and scenes depicting individual victims do not reproduce the actual trial records verbatim.
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- It cinematically condenses the actual lawsuit.
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- 관부재판과 끝나지 않은 Herstory웹진 결 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- '허스토리' 관부재판 실제 사건뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The work directly deals with the actual activities of the victims and their supporters.
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- The key people and events are highly directly represented.
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- 관부재판과 끝나지 않은 Herstory웹진 결 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 영화 '허스토리' 실제인물 김문숙 부산정대협 이사장 별세연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 1998년 4월 시모노세키 판결전쟁과여성인권박물관 아카이브 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
문정숙
Historical personBased on a real personKim Moon-sook →
Sources used
- 관부재판과 끝나지 않은 Herstory웹진 결 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 영화 '허스토리' 실제인물 김문숙 부산정대협 이사장 별세연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- '허스토리' 관부재판 실제 사건뉴스핌 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 1998년 4월 시모노세키 판결전쟁과여성인권박물관 아카이브 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →