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A scene from the movie “Spirit’s Homecoming”

All support from overseas screenings of the film “Spirits’ Homecoming,” a dramatization of the plight of Japanese military comfort women, is being provided to a facility where several survivors live today.

The producers of “Homecoming” made plans to visit the House of Sharing in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, on Feb. 21 to donate the equivalent of 6.6 million won (US$5,750) raised at overseas screenings, the House of Sharing reported on Feb. 20.

“Homecoming” has been shown in 55 cities in ten countries, including Japan, China, the US, France, Germany, and the UK, with fund-raising efforts carried out voluntarily at the screening sites.

“Many overseas Koreans and citizens from different countries sympathized with the Japanese military comfort women and shared their suffering,” the producers said.

“Voluntary fund-raising took place after the screenings as a way of comforting the victims and providing a true resolution,” they added.

Amounts raised included US$941 in the US, 300,000 yen (US$2,646) in Japan, and 1,150 euros (US$1,220) in European countries.

Supporters from the US are planning to attend the donation ceremony, along with Lee Ok-seon and other former comfort women, director Jo Jeong-rae, and third-generation ethnic Korean actor Jeong Moo-seong. Producers and actors from “Homecoming” donated 200 million won (US$174,300) to the House of Sharing in July 2016.

The House of Sharing is currently home to ten former comfort women.

By Kim Gi-seong, south Gyeonggi correspondent

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