Scripted series · Apple TV
Pachinko
Within us all lies the courage to change our destiny.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Youn Yuh-jung
Older Sunja
16 eps
Soji Arai
Mozasu
16 eps
Jin Ha
Solomon
16 eps
Jung Eun-chae
Young Kyunghee
16 eps
Kim Min-ha
Sunja
16 eps
Jeong In-ji
Yangjin
16 eps
Kim Sung-kyu
Mr. Kim Changho
8 eps
Lee Min-ho
Hansu
16 eps
Steve Sanghyun Noh
Isak
16 eps
Kaho Minami
Etsuko
8 eps
Anna Sawai
Naomi
16 eps
Jimmi Simpson
Tom Andrews
16 eps
Han Jun-woo
Yoseb
16 eps
Sunghee Lapell
Female fishmonger
1 eps
Lee Jae-ha
Hoonie
1 eps
Yuna
Child Sunja
1 eps
Felice Choi
Older Kyunghee
2 eps
Ian H.W. Kim
Pastor Rhee
1 eps
Jeong So-ri
Jiyun
5 eps
Martin Martinez
Angelo
2 eps
Joo Young-ho
Byungho Song
1 eps
Hiro Kanagawa
Goto
1 eps
Yeon Ye-ji
Teen Bokhee
3 eps
Lee Ji-hye
Korean Singer
1 eps
Kim Bo-min
Donghee
3 eps
Kim Yeong-ok
Older Bokhee
1 eps
Hiromitsu Takeda
Haruki
1 eps
Yoon Kyung-ho
Teen Solomon
2 eps
Jung Ye-bin
Teen Hana
2 eps
Bae Ki-beom
Satoru
1 eps
Daichi Skye Horiguchi
1 eps
Charles Kim
1 eps
Takahiro Inoue
Arimoto
3 eps
Yoshio Maki
Katsu Abe
4 eps
Ryotaro Sugimoto
Tetsuya
3 eps
Yoriko Haraguchi
Mieko
3 eps
Mari Yamamoto
Hana
5 eps
Park Hye-jin
Geumja Han
6 eps
Louis Ozawa
Mamoru Yoshii
7 eps
Miho Suzuki
Japanese Lower Girl
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Pachinko actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Pachinko reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
This sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 16 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20228 episodes
8.0IMDbBased on the best-selling novel, this sweeping show follows a Korean family in an indomitable quest to survive.
Best episode · S01E04 Chapter Four
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20248 episodes
8.5IMDbIn season two, parallel stories pick up in Osaka in 1945, where Sunja is forced to make dangerous decisions for her family’s survival during World War II, and in Tokyo in 1989, where Solomon explores new, humble beginnings.
Best episode · S02E07 Chapter Fifteen
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E04
Chapter Four
Newlywed Sunja embarks on an epic journey that takes her far from the comforts of home. Solomon gets ready for his big day.
- Directed by Justin Chon
- Written by Soo Hugh, E. J. Koh
S01E07
Chapter Seven
As a young man in 1923 Yokohama, Hansu is thrown into a cataclysmic disaster that will change everything.
- Directed by Kogonada
- Written by Ethan Kuperberg, Soo Hugh
S01E03
Chapter Three
Sunja discovers surprising new details about Hansu. Solomon looks to his grandmother for help.
- Directed by Kogonada
- Written by Hansol Jung, Soo Hugh
S01E02
Chapter Two
Hansu opens Sunja's eyes to the world, but it inspires dreams that come at a price. Solomon attempts to leverage his Korean identity.
- Directed by Kogonada
- Written by Matthew J. McCue, Soo Hugh
S01E08
Chapter Eight
Season finale. Sunja learns that Isak has been arrested and searches for him with the aid of her young son. Solomon makes a fateful decision.
- Directed by Justin Chon
- Written by Mfoniso Udofia, Soo Hugh
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E07
Chapter Fifteen
- Directed by Sang-il Lee
- Written by Haruna Lee, Soo Hugh
S02E06
Chapter Fourteen
- Directed by Sang-il Lee
- Written by Karen Chee, Chang-rae Lee
S02E05
Chapter Thirteen
- Directed by Arvin Chen
- Written by David Mitchell, Soo Hugh
S02E04
Chapter Twelve
- Directed by Arvin Chen
- Written by Ethan Kuperberg, Soo Hugh
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Soo Hugh
Showrunner
Kogonada
Executive producer
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Lindsey Springer
Executive producer
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Leanne Welham
Executive producer
Michael Ellenberg
Executive producer
Justin Chon
Executive producer
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Richard Middleton
Executive producer
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Theresa Kang-Lowe
Executive producer
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Karen Chee
Writer
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Matthew J. McCue
Writer
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David Mitchell
Writer
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Haruna Lee
Writer
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Mfoniso Udofia
Writer
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Chang-rae Lee
Writer
Ethan Kuperberg
Writer
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Hansol Jung
Writer
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Lauren Yee
Writer
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Franklin jin Rho
Writer
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Christina Yoon
Writer
E. J. Koh
Writer
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Melissa Park
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- KogonadaExecutive Producer
- Lindsey SpringerExecutive Producer
- Kiri KraatzProducer
- Leanne WelhamExecutive Producer
- Melissa GirottiProducer
- Lynne BespflugProducer
Writing
- Karen CheeWriter
- Matthew J. McCueWriter
- David MitchellWriter
- Haruna LeeWriter
- Mfoniso UdofiaWriter
- Chang-rae LeeWriter
Direction
- KogonadaDirector
- Leanne WelhamDirector
- Arvin ChenDirector
- Justin ChonDirector
- Sang-il LeeDirector
Cinematography
- Sofian El FaniDirector of Photography
- Ante ChengDirector of Photography
Music
- Nico MuhlyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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