Pachinko
Director(s)KOGONADA
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes55m
Pachinko
PACHINKO is a period drama series; in this episode, a girl is born in Japanese-occupied Korea.
PACHINKO is a period drama series; in this episode, a girl is born in Japanese-occupied Korea.
strong language, brief bloody images
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), in addition to milder terms (e.g. ‘shit’).
injury detail
A person takes their own life as an act of political protest. Though the act of suicide occurs off screen, there is a brief aftermath image of the body lying in a pool of blood.
infrequent strong language, moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
23/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is beaten in public when a guard repeatedly punches him; however there is no strong detail. There are also verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
The episode features infrequent strong language ('f**k').
injury detail
A dying man briefly coughs blood against a wall.
strong language, sexual threat, racism
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Occasional strong language occurs ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'ass' and 'shit'.
discrimination
A pair of unsympathetic characters aggressively direct racist insults at a woman of Korean heritage. There are verbal references to racism targeted towards Korean immigrants by Japanese people. Discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexual threat in which a woman is dragged into a storage room and pinned onto the floor by a pair of men. Another character intervenes and stops the attack.
infrequent strong language, discrimination
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Infrequent strong language occurs ('f**k').
discrimination
There is infrequent and aggressive use of discriminatory language ('cripple'). Discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
moderate sex
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sex
A man and woman have sex, which is depicted discreetly and without nudity.
Classified Date:
22/08/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
29/08/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
05/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
12/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
19/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
26/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified date23/46/2023
LanguageKorean
violence
A man is beaten in public when a guard repeatedly punches him; however there is no strong detail. There are also verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
The episode features infrequent strong language ('f**k').
injury detail
A dying man briefly coughs blood against a wall.
additional issues
There are undetailed references to Koreans being discriminated against in Japanese-occupied Korea. There are also upsetting scenes in which a child witnesses the death of her father.
moderate sex
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
sex
A man and woman have sex, which is depicted discreetly and without nudity.
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
10/06/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
infrequent strong language, discrimination
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Infrequent strong language occurs ('f**k').
discrimination
There is infrequent and aggressive use of discriminatory language ('cripple'). Discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
strong language, sexual threat, racism
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
Occasional strong language occurs ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'ass' and 'shit'.
discrimination
A pair of unsympathetic characters aggressively direct racist insults at a woman of Korean heritage. There are verbal references to racism targeted towards Korean immigrants by Japanese people. Discrimination is not condoned by the work as a whole.
sexual violence and sexual threat
There is a scene of sexual threat in which a woman is dragged into a storage room and pinned onto the floor by a pair of men. Another character intervenes and stops the attack.
strong language, brief bloody images
Classified Date:
24/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of strong language (‘f**k’), in addition to milder terms (e.g. ‘shit’).
injury detail
A person takes their own life as an act of political protest. Though the act of suicide occurs off screen, there is a brief aftermath image of the body lying in a pool of blood.
infrequent strong language, moderate violence, bloody images
Classified Date:
23/05/2023
Use:
VOD/Streaming
violence
A man is beaten in public when a guard repeatedly punches him; however there is no strong detail. There are also verbal references to domestic abuse.
language
The episode features infrequent strong language ('f**k').
injury detail
A dying man briefly coughs blood against a wall.
Classified Date:
10/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
03/10/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
26/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
19/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
12/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
05/09/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
29/08/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Classified Date:
22/08/2024
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Director(s)KOGONADA
Production year2022
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes55m
Classified date23/46/2023
LanguageKorean
